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by bmitc 1987 days ago
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.
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Zanni 1987 days ago
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.
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bmitc 1986 days ago
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.
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kgwgk 1987 days ago
> 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."

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