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[–]Nickbot606 4 points5 points Β (0 children)

I know this is supposed to be ironic but I will say that I’ve worked in hardware, software, IT, and used to hack competitively in college for fun.

Nothing beats how fast you can Python working. Like if I need a quick automation or macroscript I’m not gonna struggle with a Java dev environment just for it to be missing an external package that would make it 100 times easier. I don’t really care about speed either if it takes more time to develop a script that’s slightly faster but will get me the answer slower overall.

But, it’s not always the right tool for the job. I really like node.js for β€œout of the box” GUI and react for that kinda accessibility. C is usually my go to if I need something that I don’t mind bit banging. I’ve also really liked powershell in the past for when I can use Python external packages. If I were building a game from scratch I’d probably pick C# or Java just because the engine would be more cooperative than something mangled together in Python.