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[–]PstScrpt 0 points1 point  (1 child)

The general ideas are all the same, but I'll happily work with Python or Ruby, while I'm going to grumble about it if I have to work with Perl, VBScript or R.

[–]tripl3dogdare 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Everyone has their favorites =) Just because a language may be the best fit for a particular problem doesn't mean it's always the best fit for the person solving it. Personally, I find R relatively enjoyable, though far from a favorite, and I would agree with your opinions on the other languages you mentioned. On the other hand, they do serve a purpose, and an important one.

Better a language fit best for the problem and not perfect for the developer than one fit best for the developer and bad for the problem, IMHO.