On Tuesday, 29 April 2014 at 11:28:07 UTC, Russel Winder via
Digitalmars-d wrote:
Principally there are a large number of users and installation
and there
is a wealth of support for different user bases from sys admins
to
quants. Python is a relatively small language that is easy to
learn. The
esoteric libraries can be a pain, but the core libraries do
what they
say on the can and are easy to use with a simple syntax. People
can
write working, tested code quickly without having to fight the
fascist
intransigence of a compiler.
As opposed to the fascist intransigence of the Python interpreter
with its ridiculous indent-mania. Maybe you are only referring to
static vs. dynamic typing. Be it a compiler or an interpreter,
they are all inherently stubborn and fond of rules.
A D program can be written with the same ease as a Python
program. It's up to the user to make it fancy or straight
forward. I like the freedom of choice that ships with D.
[snip]
