[chaostheory]

> Also I don't see how C# is not "approachable

C# is powerful and performant. I wouldn’t call it approachable though unless your background is Java or C++

It suffers from the same problem as Java: verbosity with endless choices for syntax. Why is this a problem? The “paradox of choice” is debilitating for most people. Also, since there’s no universal consensus over style, you’re going to inevitably have convention wars.

Python has many problems, but it’s easy to see how it became so popular with its one way to do one thing

[JohnFen]

> you’re going to inevitably have convention wars.

Only if you choose to. Most developers use whatever convention they personally prefer when working on their own code. When you're working on other people's code, you use whatever convention was already in use. If you're working for someone else, you follow the convention of your employer. Simples. No fighting necessary.

[chaostheory]

Yeah, that’s true in an ideal world. Unfortunately, we don’t live in one.

[JohnFen]

My point is that each of us chooses whether or not to participate in arguments. Especially when it comes to programming holy wars, which are rarely of actual importance, we can choose not to.

It takes two to tango. No ideal world is needed.