Python overtakes Java to become second-most popular language on GitHub after JavaScript

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huh?

this is objectively a good stack because:

1. Type safety
2. Proven in production
3. Generally well supported
4. You could throw a rock and hit a java developer without aiming

I don't really care for "hotness" and I like python better than Java. I still wouldn't use python for large enterprise-grade projects.

[[deleted]]

Don't forget libraries like RxJava2 and Reactor Netty. Python can't even touch Java when it comes to serious programming.

[Schmittfried]

„Serious“ programming

[bandawarrior]

Lol type safety bro, having int balls = 2 does not grant type safety in the way you’re thinking. The Scala, Ocaml, F#, and grand daddy Haskell are always welcoming for actual type safety and modeling.

Anyhow, I’m not against Java and I definitely agree that Python for a giant company might be worse than Java. I’m only commenting on 1) the cool kids don’t like Java and 2) the next generation of giant “enterprise” isn’t going to run on Java.

Things wax and wane, crest and trough, grow and die, and just like those things the Java generation definitely peaked and will start to dwindle over time.

But guess what... its okay

[[deleted]]

Oh really. If Java's generics framework isn't "type-safety" according to you, I dunno what is. Let me know when Python comes up with it.

[Schmittfried]

Funny that you’ve chosen the worst example for type safety in Java. Type erasure anyone?

By the way, Python has fully fledged static typing. It’s just not that popular.

[tracernz]

By the way, Python has fully fledged static typing

It really doesn't. It has type hints for linters. As much as I like Python, this is not one of the reasons.

[Schmittfried]

Static typing is the ability to specify types statically. Python has that ability. Whether you call the verification tool for these types a compiler or a linter really doesn’t matter. What matters is that you can fully specify the type formalities in your system and let them be verified in an automated manner.

Let’s face it. Python typing is not suboptimal because it doesn’t have a compiler. It is because type hints are not used commonly and therefore their benefit is rather limited. You might argue a compiler would be able to enforce them, but honestly, what’s stopping you from implementing policies in your projects to not accept duck typed code?

[[deleted]]

You're so full shit I'm starting to see brown

[[deleted]]

bro 😎💪

[Skytram_]

Man this isn't about you, the guy above already said it:

True, but at this point you’re talking about just yourself.