I finally gave Python a real shot after avoiding it for years

I mean, I was a total C++ guy back in college and thought Python was just for quick scripts, not real work. But then I had to help my niece with a school project in Boston last fall, and we built a simple data plotter in like an hour. It just clicked how fast you can make something that works. Has anyone else switched from a 'hard' language and been surprised?

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the_jake4mo ago

Totally get that. I was a Java purist for YEARS. The speed is just unreal once you get past the syntax shock.

kim.stella4mo ago

Yeah, the "syntax shock" is real. I felt the same switching from C, but then I realized how much less time I spent fighting the compiler and more time just building stuff.

emerymoore2mo ago

The memory management in C is what really got to me. You spend so much time just tracking allocations and freeing things correctly. Python just handles that stuff and lets you focus on what you actually want to build. Sure it's slower but for most things you don't need that raw speed. Plus the debugging time difference is huge. I haven't looked back once since making the switch.