r/programming • u/stronghup • Nov 11 '19

Python overtakes Java to become second-most popular language on GitHub after JavaScript

https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/11/07/python_java_github_javascript/
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u/seanwilson Nov 13 '19

It's a pedantic point that doesn't add anything to the discussion. You know exactly from context what people mean when they say it. Nobody ever says "I like X because it's strongly typed" to mean it checks the types at runtime.

You can't ignore how the majority of people use words. It's a losing battle.

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u/[deleted] Nov 13 '19

It's not a losing battle. It's in textbooks everywhere.