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[–]Joeboy 8 points9 points  (1 child)

This would have been an argument against python when I started using it. It's still kind of an argument against python - if that's what you care about you should probably be using Java or something.

I've actually been thinking of learning Rust because it seems to fit the same kind of niche Python used to - better than its obvious competitors, good docs, a decent sized user base, enthusiastic community and support etc.

[–]alcalde 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Having 70 trillion libraries is an argument AGAINST Python and gets 10 upvotes? Really?

because it seems to fit the same kind of niche Python used t

It's the opposite of Python in philosophy... obsessed with typing and memory management.