[bmitc]

That's fine, but it addresses a bunch of things I didn't say.

I'm sure I would learn something if I read through the code in more detail, but that's true of a ton of things and time is what it is. I merely commented on what I personally find interesting and uninteresting. Also, even I, a non-Director of Research at Google and non-computer scientist, don't particular enjoy using the language I use on a day-to-day basis for fun in my personal time.

[RandomThrow321]

Why should we care what you find interesting or uninteresting?

[bmitc]

You’re of course free not to care. That’s absurd. But isn’t this a website designed for people to say what they find interesting or not?

Why are these comments so hostile?

[trisiak]

I think it's because you sound condescending when sharing your opinions and seem to be insisting that others should agree with your sentiment.

[bmitc]

Mind pointing out where? I asked a pretty simple question and got answers insinuating I said things I didn’t. Of course we all enjoy things for different reasons. I don’t insist on anything. People are free to disagree on whatever and have their own stance. If people like Advent of Code, that’s great. I have looked into it before, and it’s not for me. And I was also simply curious why Norvig seems to like Python so much. He either likes it or it’s convenient as a marketing tool or both (i.e., it fits all his needs). None of those are bad or wrong or whatever.

[Zanni]

In a thread about Peter Norvig solving AoC problems in Python, you bashed on 1) Peter Norvig, 2) AoC and 3) Python. You're entitled to your opinion, of course, but your comment reads like someone jumping into an enthusiastic conversation among Star Wars fans to tell everyone how much you dislike Star Wars. I'm sure you didn't intend it that way (based on your later comments), but that's how it comes across.

[bmitc]

I think bash is a little strong. There’s a lot of ways to view programming and to identify as a programmer. In many ways, it’s a lament of mine and a feeling of being an imposter that I don’t necessarily enjoy what many programmers seem to. I didn’t attack anything and only presented my personal opinion.

[kgwgk]

> I was also simply curious why Norvig seems to like Python so much

Why aren't you satisfied with his own explanations that you already knew about?

"I looked around for a language that was closer to the pseudocode in the book, and discovered Python was the closest. [...] Python is an excellent language for my intended use. It is easy to use (interactive with no compile-link-load-run cycle), which is important for my pedagogical purposes."

"I looked for the language that was most like our pseudocode, and found that Python was the best match. Then I had to teach myself enough Python to implement the examples from the textbook. I found that Python was very nice for certain types of small problems, and had the libraries I needed to integrate with lots of other stuff, at Google and elsewhere on the net."