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by joshcsimmons 830 days ago
Does a python developer NEED to know how C works to write automation scripts that work reasonably well? This logic is silly.
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They don't, but I have respect and sympathy for developers who prefer to dig deeper with learning their tools, and how that might make them tend to prefer stacks with fewer layers sometimes. I think it's a valid concern, especially for hobbyist and experimental/autodidactic use cases. In a corporate environment or within a team, people typically specialize and defer to each other in various areas, so maybe it matters less there.