• SamC@lemmy.nz
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      1 year ago

      Every language starts out as beautiful, then it becomes popular, a whole lot of new features get wedged into it, and everyone who’s watched a 5 minute tutorial video starts coding in it.

      I remember the days when Python, Java and even Perl were considered beautiful.

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      1 year ago

      Too true, python can be beautiful and succinct or like a huge plate of spaghetti cut up with scissors