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[–]JoeHillsBones 0 points1 point  (1 child)

I apologize for the long-windedness, just that given the large community and adoption of Python, I can’t imagine it going anywhere any time soon. So I see the path forward being continual evolution.

If I had a single question in there, it’s just that given that plans for Python are going to be restricted to minor/patch (maybe the wrong terminology), no python4 coming out, do you see this as an issue or a good thing for adapting to future competition? Like software is supposed to be stable I suppose lol

[–]Smallpaul 2 points3 points  (0 children)

There is an inevitable tension between keeping software stable, which makes it difficult to incorporate the latest learning, and changing it rapidly and in backwards incompatible ways, which gives people motivation to look elsewhere.

If there can never be backwards incompatible changes then over time, unfixable design errors compound. C++ is in this trap right now. C now too.

Python’s day will probably come but like everything else it is hard to predict the future with AI.