i used to hate javascript a lot. but then jquery came along and changed everything and i know i'm not the only one who feels this way about javascript.
this goes to show just how easily a well-written framework can change the whole perspective on a language.
another good example is ruby, i doubt ruby would be this popular if it wasn't for the rails framework.
one language that i do like at a glance but haven't had the experience is python. seems to me like it's the easiest language to learn (especially easy on the eyes, good readability) and it's not a surprise why people like it the most here on HN. but one being gripe about python is that it really is a pain to get the environment setup. i've had a friend who worked a backend-piece for me written in python 2.6 and i had a chance to setup the environment first-hand myself to get it working and i must say it wasn't really a pleasing experience. i'm not sure if he just does "things" differently or not but he told me that i need to setup python in it's own container to not conflict with system python because the one he was using was a different version of python. not only that, the pain i saw really came from him having to load a plethora of modules to just get his app work (like modules just to convert decimals?). when it comes to portability and readiness out of the box to start working, i think python still has some ways to go.
this goes to show just how easily a well-written framework can change the whole perspective on a language.
another good example is ruby, i doubt ruby would be this popular if it wasn't for the rails framework.
one language that i do like at a glance but haven't had the experience is python. seems to me like it's the easiest language to learn (especially easy on the eyes, good readability) and it's not a surprise why people like it the most here on HN. but one being gripe about python is that it really is a pain to get the environment setup. i've had a friend who worked a backend-piece for me written in python 2.6 and i had a chance to setup the environment first-hand myself to get it working and i must say it wasn't really a pleasing experience. i'm not sure if he just does "things" differently or not but he told me that i need to setup python in it's own container to not conflict with system python because the one he was using was a different version of python. not only that, the pain i saw really came from him having to load a plethora of modules to just get his app work (like modules just to convert decimals?). when it comes to portability and readiness out of the box to start working, i think python still has some ways to go.