The next 20 years of Python [LWN.net]

The next 20 years of Python

Posted Jul 11, 2013 8:12 UTC (Thu) by thedevil (guest, #32913)
Parent article: The next 20 years of Python

I have not grown since I was 18. Am I dead?

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The next 20 years of Python

Posted Jul 11, 2013 10:19 UTC (Thu) by sorpigal (subscriber, #36106) [Link] (2 responses)

How about: Languages which are not perceived as exciting do not gain new users as often as they lose them and are therefore doomed to eventual obscurity as fewer and fewer practitioners exist.

Actual growth isn't required, just a perception of "coolness" that continues to attract new blood.

The next 20 years of Python

Posted Jul 11, 2013 13:54 UTC (Thu) by anselm (subscriber, #2796) [Link] (1 responses)

Corollary: A language doesn't actually need to be good as long as it is hyped enough.

Java!

Posted Jul 11, 2013 14:46 UTC (Thu) by renox (guest, #23785) [Link]

Some of us remember Java's hype when its libraries were full of bugs..

The next 20 years of Python

Posted Jul 11, 2013 12:18 UTC (Thu) by smitty_one_each (subscriber, #28989) [Link]

[Die, Zombie! joke goes here]

The next 20 years of Python

Posted Jul 11, 2013 13:25 UTC (Thu) by kotnik (subscriber, #57300) [Link]

As programming language, yes: I don't remember hearing anybody coding in TheDevil for decades...

The next 20 years of Python

Posted Jul 11, 2013 23:06 UTC (Thu) by robert_s (subscriber, #42402) [Link]

If you hadn't been growing since you were 18 you would shrivel and die. The body is constantly regenerating itself.

And no, I'm not just making this point to be a pedant.