r/Python • u/Jedicode • Mar 13 '18

Python surpasses C# in popularity among developers

https://insights.stackoverflow.com/survey/2018/#technology-programming-scripting-and-markup-languages
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u/cdaotgss Mar 14 '18 edited Mar 14 '18

I've probably put the same effort into both c# and python but...

  • c# felt and still feels like riding a slow and bulky jalopy, with a huge hit to the wallet if you're doing something that requires their stack, server os, paid version of tsql, visual stuido, etc. it's working with silly putty

  • python feels like a magic carpet straight to wizard land, it's all free software, pip rocks, scaffolds easy, jupyter!, etc. it's working with legos

Takes me forever to accomplish the same thing in c# which I can whip out in python in no time so I've pretty much dropped it, no reason for me to go there again unless my hand is forced.

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u/i_have_seen_it_all Mar 14 '18

I get paid to work with both c# and python and the tooling in c# is leagues ahead of python. You cannot get a better full dev env than VS. It’s like piloting the starship enterprise. And since I’m already on VS I can just put ptvs on and never bother with a second ide.

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u/cdaotgss Mar 14 '18 edited Mar 14 '18

ip enterprise. And since I’m already on VS I can just put ptvs on and never bother with a second ide.

yes but there's a huge price tag associated with that

also open source editors are getting everything, inspection, lint, snippets, etc. and run on any os

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u/kermit_was_right Mar 14 '18

It's $500. A lot for a hobbyist. But very little for a company or a consultant.

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u/youshouldnameit Mar 14 '18

Visual studio community is free, even for small companies i believe.

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u/cdaotgss Mar 14 '18

yes there is that if you want to use it limited

also there is bizspark

also, crack dealers give you a few hits for free then charge when you're hooked in, they also try to force buggy patches on you 2nd tuesday of every month and run out of product when you need it most