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by BinaryIdiot 3748 days ago
Fair enough

> I don't think this is really an issue. Just because someone is a Python expert doesn't imply that the person doesn't know its good and bad parts. If anything they might understand the limitations even better and know when it's time to switch.

While I completely agree with you, in theory, I've never actually experienced this. My anecdotal experience with people who tend to become experts with a specific language has almost always been them trying to force it for every single use case.

I'm hoping my personal experience is less indicative of the industry in general but I really have no data to go off of beyond it.

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