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by hot_gril 731 days ago
The usability without extensions part is underrated. Whether I'm a beginner in school or a pro trying to hammer out a quick script, I would prefer the thing that doesn't make me jump through hoops to deal with CSV JSON XML etc. Far more important than the language syntax or other things.

And the little scripts I write at work tend to grow and then turn into full-fledged services in a shorter period of time than it would've taken to set up the C++ or whatever boilerplate.