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_jake7d ago

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

kim.stella7d 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.