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Stop comparing programming languages (programming.dev)
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Stop comparing programming languages

  • Python is versatile
  • JavaScript is powerful
  • Ruby is elegant
  • C is essential
  • C++
  • Java is robust
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[–] 12 points 2 years ago* (1 child)

That makes it versatile, not powerful.

When I hear powerful language, I think of languages that are good at intensive tasks like assembly, c, rust, Python (because of numpy, pandas, pyspark, cuda, etc.).

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  • [–] 12 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Python is powerful because it easily wraps C libraries that do real work! Just kidding mostly.

    But yeah, js isn't a language I would describe as powerful. Ubiquitous? More capable than you would expect given it's history? Bloated?

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child)

    Python is powerful because it easily wraps C libraries that do real work! Just kidding mostly.

    Not kidding. There's no rule against that though. It's good at it's niche.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

    Does that not put JS (node) back on the table?

    I'd say it's the low level language doing the heavy lifting, python or JS in this scenario are just front-ends.

    Hell, I think FORTH has C bindings, that's not power, that's mental illness

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