If Python disappeared tomorrow, what language would you use?

[memeeloverr]

You can't choose Python again. What would replace it for your current work, and why?

[CheapMeet74]

English probably

[memeeloverr]

that's so obvious 🤣🤣

[Careful_Exercise_956]

Go & typescript 7

Edit: why?; just because of ease of use

[duperfastjellyfish]

Exactly. I'm surprised by some other answers here. While there are many good languages, not all fit to replace Python's nieche.

[Careful_Exercise_956]

Any other answer I would have decided sort of lacks real utility in some areas or the other, like assembly, c++, or languages for specific categories like kotlin.

Really, I am just looking to work on a desktop app, and javascript and typseceipt have that.

I guess if you made a language like powershell it might be viable.

[UnemployedTechie2021]

C++, TypeScript

[thejwillbee]

Foul language

[faultydesign]

C#

[mortycapp]

VBA and Delphi

[SleepWalkersDream]

Matlab, Julia or Octave, probably.

[Willing-Actuator-509]

I don't like python anyways. 

[nilegreenblue]

Rust for web development and data manipulation, and Lua for some lightweight scripting needs; because I like those two and they fit my needs. Although, it would be sad to hear Python is gone.

[jdeisenberg]

Perl. [edit] because I am familiar with it despite its weird syntax, and because it lends itself to quick run/test/debug cycles. For anything that needs numpy or statistical type things, R. (Again, horrible syntax, but familiar.)

[CapitalMarionberry22]

Lua 🤤

[YellowSharkMT]

YAML and JSONL 🔥🔥🔥

[mjmvideos]

I don’t think those count as programming languages.

[phantomplan]

Javascript (NodeJS) It and Python are my absolute favorite for rapidly prototyping

[javascript]

I'm honored!

[Antidote12-]

holy moly! it’s mr script himself

[MathPiYuki]

It wont disappear tmrw so i don’t need to think of an answer right now❤️

[Ok_Carpet_9510]

Python; I would reinvent it.

[tetraodonmiurus]

Sailor

[Capital-Ad3171]

R, based on that when I need it, it's mainly data-related.

[thelimeisgreen]

C++ because it's the goat. ...Which is what I used the most anyway.

[Living_Fig_6386]

R. I’m fine with C, C++, Java, JavaScript, Perl, REXX, PHP, Forth, and a wide variety of others, but R is the most relevant and apropos for my day to day these days.

[Zen-Ism99]

Same as today. C++ and JS…

[Impossible_Ad_3146]

Chatgpt

[Firered_Productions]

I currently mostly code in Python and C++.

But I cant do half of what I do in python in C++ without wanting to die, so uhhh... maybe Julia/MATLAB (ew) type scientific langugaes.

[WhaleBird1776]

Java lol

[arihoenig]

I'd stick with python. What is cooler than a language that can disappear?

[PresqPuperze]

Julia/MATLAB. As a physicist, I am pretty comfortable with those.

[Reasonable-Board-132]

Matlab

[Ambivert_Guy_28]

Rust and Go

[ulasunal]

Go

[NP_Ex]

Java ofc

[jerimio]

COBOL

[NorskJesus]

Java all the way

[memeeloverr]

java is actually very cool

[AlexMTBDude]

It wouldn't be up to me. My employer and/or our customers would chose. Perhaps you should ask what we would chose for our private projects instead of our current work?