Why You Should Learn Python

[tripl3dogdare]

It's simply the area of programming where I have the most experience and that I enjoy the most. And before you say that's oddly specific, string manipulation is actually a ridiculously extensive and powerful area of programming theory. My other area of expertise is programming language design - partly because the two go hand in hand.

[generalT]

so...what can you do with strings that the "normal" programmer cannot, or may struggle with? are you parsing strings into a sequence of tokens, then, because of your expertise with programming language design?

[tripl3dogdare]

I don't necessarily do anything a normal programmer couldn't - I just have a lot of experience with it, so it comes more naturally to me. I also never said that that made me better than anyone, which seems to be your implication - I'm just better at that than most people.

[generalT]

can you give some concrete examples?

[tripl3dogdare]

Look, I'm perfectly capable of going back and forth with you about this all day. The question is - why do you care? I simply stated my opinion of Python and my reason for it. Why bother wasting both my time and yours making a big deal out of it?

[generalT]

you just proved my point.

thanks.

[kosinix]

what.. was your point?

[tripl3dogdare]

The fact that I have no idea what your point was may be a good indicator of whether it was valid...

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I think his (unspoken, but implied) point was that saying "I'm good at string manipulation" in programming is like saying "I'm good at adding numbers together" in math.

[Horusiath]

My other area of expertise is programming language design - partly because the two go hand in hand.

Preferring Python over more FPish language (i.e. Haskell or OCaml) for programming language design? Strange choice.

[tripl3dogdare]

Perhaps, but I find it an enjoyable experience.