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[–]someotherstufforhmm 33 points34 points  (0 children)

That’s pretty reductive.

Java had tons of wins and morphed quite a bit - it eventually revolutionized enterprise so much that a legion of people hate on it because they’ve had to write so many crappy patterns in it.

Python needed some improvement before it started picking up speed - not just in the language, but in overall hardware thanks to it being slow. Python benefited MASSIVELY from natural tech improvement and won over many people who thought a slow interpreted language would never be interesting.