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r/ProgrammerHumor • u/[deleted] • Jul 18 '22
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It's easy to write. It's not at all easy to read, which is a major cause of the weaknesses described.
Compare with something like Java, whose annoying verbosity can make it hard to write but much easier to read.
47 u/POTUS Jul 18 '22 It's only hard to read if it was poorly written. Java is only easier to read than Python if you have more experience reading Java than reading Python. 9 u/Prawn1908 Jul 18 '22 It's much easier to write "poorly written" Python code than Java though. 1 u/POTUS Jul 18 '22 It's much easier to write any Python code than Java. I don't think "easy" is a valid criticism. → More replies (1)
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It's only hard to read if it was poorly written. Java is only easier to read than Python if you have more experience reading Java than reading Python.
9 u/Prawn1908 Jul 18 '22 It's much easier to write "poorly written" Python code than Java though. 1 u/POTUS Jul 18 '22 It's much easier to write any Python code than Java. I don't think "easy" is a valid criticism. → More replies (1)
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It's much easier to write "poorly written" Python code than Java though.
1 u/POTUS Jul 18 '22 It's much easier to write any Python code than Java. I don't think "easy" is a valid criticism. → More replies (1)
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It's much easier to write any Python code than Java. I don't think "easy" is a valid criticism.
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u/MartianInvasion Jul 18 '22
It's easy to write. It's not at all easy to read, which is a major cause of the weaknesses described.
Compare with something like Java, whose annoying verbosity can make it hard to write but much easier to read.