Agreed. And why I love Ruby and hate Python. But yes.

Ruby is "perl-esque" in syntax, and of course TIMTOWTDI is opposite to the 13th item of the Zen of Python, so it's understandable some dislike to an express design decision.

But hate? Really?

I personally really do hate python.

> But hate? Really?

Yes; well maybe hate it a strong word reserved for life and death matters, but I intensely dislike python. It's like nails on a chalkboard reaction for me. It drives me crazy that it has become popular.

Wow. I feel that way with C# and Java, but mostly without any reasons I can rationally articulate. Meanwhile, I love Python!

> But hate? Really?

Coding with Python makes me feel like I'm hand-washing dishes that have been dirtied and left in the sink for several days.

I know that many like Python, and I'm not arguing against that in any way. Whatever floats your boat, mang.

However, trying to tell me why I "ought to like" Python is like telling me why I "ought to like" cilantro. I know you think it's delicious. To me it smells like squashed bugs, and tastes like dish soap.

The dish soap thing is genetic if you didn’t know. The majority of the world doesn’t taste the dish soap.