Re:ZX – A tool for writing better scripts
by klabetron on Saturday February 10, 2024 @04:08AM
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I worked at a Python shop for a bit. I spent more time than I wish to admit trying to make all of my Python behave like TypeScript (adding typings, etc.).
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Re:ZX – A tool for writing better scripts
by a_wild_dandan on Saturday February 10, 2024 @05:08PM
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Ditto. Python(3.13) types are so crudimentary that it becomes a Sisyphian struggle. Library type support is patchy at best. **kwargs is an abomination. Python is incredibly slow. Async code and anonymous functions are awkward and verbose. Hell, Python is verbose.[1] I could complain endlessly, but I'm mainly just disappointed in how little has changed since I last professionally wrote Python. The biggest benefits were basically a) familiarity, and b) powerful stats/ML libs.
I hadn't seen analogs of `AttributeError`s and `TypeError`s for years, until revisiting Python and remembering that those are still unsolved issues outside of TypeScript. Ugh.