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0 pointsa1a11y ago0 comments

Nor have I done research on Perl, Scala, etc. Your missing my point. I am successfully getting my things done in Python 2. I do not have any use for Python 3, Perl, Scala, or any other language. I might have in the future, and hey, some language might be better suited to solve the problem - but as long as it's not drastically better the sensible tradeoff is to stick with Python 2.

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goostavos11y ago

That philosophy sounds like one that will cause you to wake up one day and realize your skill set is massively out if date.

Python 3, scala, and pearl all give you new ways of solving a problem. You're missing out on a lot of super cool stuff by not exploring! Outside of maybe library support, I see no reason to not to at least check out python 3.

a1aOP11y ago

Fair point. But I'd like to quote my own post above:

>I rarely write anything high language besides small scripts. Python 2 does the job. If I ever were to need

>functionality of another language, great, it's fun to learn something new. Our time is limited and we must

>prioritize. Sadly we cannot invest time to learn everything (well I guess it's possible, but I rather be

>awesome in four languages than mediocre in twenty).

chc11y ago

I'll let you in on a secret: Python 3 is Python, just with a couple of improvements. Painting it as an entirely new language like Perl or Scala reminds me of people I used to support who thought their entire computer was different if I gave them a monitor with a different-colored rim. You're making a mountain out of a molehill.

knappe11y ago

So much for having a big toolbox with lots of different hammers available to you.

a1aOP11y ago

I do have a big toolbox, it contains all kinds of screwdrivers etc for low level programming. But I only need one hammer for the few problems I face that is best solved by scripting languages.

6d0debc07111y ago

To be fair, most of the people I see with sheds with a load of tools in them don't make much and wouldn't know where to begin if they suddenly had to. It's the appearance of the thing that they love.

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goostavos11y ago

That philosophy sounds like one that will cause you to wake up one day and realize your skill set is massively out if date.

a1aOP11y ago

Fair point. But I'd like to quote my own post above:

>I rarely write anything high language besides small scripts. Python 2 does the job. If I ever were to need

>functionality of another language, great, it's fun to learn something new. Our time is limited and we must

>prioritize. Sadly we cannot invest time to learn everything (well I guess it's possible, but I rather be

>awesome in four languages than mediocre in twenty).

chc11y ago

knappe11y ago

So much for having a big toolbox with lots of different hammers available to you.

a1aOP11y ago

I do have a big toolbox, it contains all kinds of screwdrivers etc for low level programming. But I only need one hammer for the few problems I face that is best solved by scripting languages.

6d0debc07111y ago

To be fair, most of the people I see with sheds with a load of tools in them don't make much and wouldn't know where to begin if they suddenly had to. It's the appearance of the thing that they love.

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse