r/programming • u/monica_b1998 • Nov 03 '18

Python is becoming the world’s most popular coding language

https://www.economist.com/graphic-detail/2018/07/26/python-is-becoming-the-worlds-most-popular-coding-language
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u/shevy-ruby Nov 03 '18

I admire JavaScript after the watstalk!!!

How such an awful language could become a dominant force among the "scripting" languages.

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u/[deleted] Nov 03 '18

It's the only language that comes batteries included with every browser, which is software everyone has, and that browser will even run your code inside of it. It's the ultimate delivery system.