Timeline for Why such popularity with Python?
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| Oct 23, 2010 at 15:04 | comment | added | Paul Nathan | @Xepoch - a programming language serves as means of expression. Idioms and styles of thought can be expressed in a continuum of thought from 'fits' to 'very hard to fit'. For instance, I do not think in terms of list comprehensions. They are alien to how I think about problem solutions. But Common Lisp's reduce is something that flows without significant difficulty out of my mind. However, van Rossum evidently is the opposite. Java requires all things to be in objects. So it becomes very difficult to create non-object-oriented solutions in Java. And so on - | |
| Oct 23, 2010 at 5:54 | comment | added | Jé Queue | can you please expound on your reasoning with the thought process, would like to hear more. | |
| Oct 23, 2010 at 0:00 | history | answered | Paul Nathan | CC BY-SA 2.5 |