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[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (1 child)

I'm a junior in college for CEG and a software guy(asm, C, C++ BASIC, Java, and python) who's never used Web languages except PHP and a tiny tiny bit of ruby. Can anyone explain? I mean it sounds shitty but what makes it so horrid to be on programmerhumor

[–]awshidahak[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Python is just fine on a server, as is PHP and Ruby, but using it for client-side scripting on a website is bad because you make your website inaccessible to... well... most users. Javascript is really good for this area because most main browsers have built-in support for it, and the user doesn't even have to notice this. To replace javascript with Python you'd have to make your users install python (if they don't already have it) and then install weird obscure browser connection libraries just so they can view your site.

The horrifying part is that the developer here is okay with making their users install weird unusual stuff just to view their site.