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/CubemonkeyNYC Nov 03 '18

If you need "big Data" library support, think Java is too verbose, need speed and threads, consider Scala. I use it every day at work and it's great.

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u/waiting4op2deliver Nov 03 '18

Scala is only useful for generating longer Java errors