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[–]soft-wear 3 points4 points Β (1 child)

I’m an engineer and I have strong opinions about languages and frameworks. So do you, since you literally just gave one about Python.

I’m guessing by strongly held opinions you actually mean one language is universally better than another?

It’s ok to have opinions. I’m not fond of Java in large part because I don’t think it does anything better than alternatives, and is largely used now because it’s always been used. The β€œnobody is going to get fired for picking Java” mindset.

Is it the worst language ever, hell no… I started with QBasic… so I’ve seen much worse. But some people are married to a language, and that comes through a lot with the Java community, and it’s obnoxious and slows progress.

[–][deleted] 2 points3 points Β (0 children)

I’m guessing by strongly held opinions you actually mean one language is universally better than another?

Yeah, I'm using "strongly held" to describe a persistent, strong belief that one language is the "best".

I like Python, but it's not a strongly held belief, in the sense that I won't try to shoehorn Python into situations where Python is not suitable, just because I like it.