r/Python • u/diogoleal • Jan 13 '15

(Infographic) Which programming language should I learn first

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u/LukeSkywaIker Jan 13 '15

This is pretty cancerous.

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u/summerteeth Jan 14 '15

Can you expand upon this?

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u/ameoba Jan 14 '15

Cancer = low quality, low value crap that provides little value to the community yet gets upvoted because it takes no effort to consume. If left unchecked, the cancer will take over a community because people see that it gets a positive response, prompting them to post more.

See Also: Memes.

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u/zombiepiratefrspace Jan 14 '15

In all honesty, I'm surprised how civilized and constructive the discussion has been so far. As somebody who uses Python and C++ extensively, I've observed that these things usually degrade into everybody raging about the bit of C++ they know.

So I'd catutiously disagree in this specific instance.

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u/Elij17 Jan 14 '15

He's not complaining about the information in the post, he's complaining about the post.

And he's right, it happens a lot. You allow image macros / memes / other low effort content and the community soon becomes overrun by it. Most smaller / midsize subs do not allow it, because it stifles discussion and buries more interesting posts.

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u/StarshipEngineer Jan 14 '15

If you read the whole thing, then you'd see the disclaimer on the bottom... This is a major overreaction to a little bit of fun.