Re:PyCon 2015: Are we still changing the world?
by rkuykendall-com on Monday May 11, 2015 @12:14PM
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Python is changing the world more than ever before, by becoming the new default.
I know undergrad CS students, masters CS students, non-CS professionals well into their career, and non-CS hobbyists. And they are all writing Python. Five years ago when I was doing my undergrad, that would have been Java, or C++.
It's not exactly an exciting change from a HackerNews viewpoint, but it's pretty amazing for programming as a whole. The people I know are so much more excited to be learning. There is frustration, but much less than when I knew people learning on C++. Obviously that's still a fantastic language, but I'm happy Python is the new default.
I know undergrad CS students, masters CS students, non-CS professionals well into their career, and non-CS hobbyists. And they are all writing Python. Five years ago when I was doing my undergrad, that would have been Java, or C++.
It's not exactly an exciting change from a HackerNews viewpoint, but it's pretty amazing for programming as a whole. The people I know are so much more excited to be learning. There is frustration, but much less than when I knew people learning on C++. Obviously that's still a fantastic language, but I'm happy Python is the new default.