Why Python is not the programming language of the future(towardsdatascience.com)

5 pointsby BerislavLopacvor 6 Jahren2 comments

Why Python is not the programming language of the future

https://towardsdatascience.com/why-python-is-not-the-programming-language-of-the-future-30ddc5339b66

2 comments

dragonshvor 6 Jahren

Rust cannot replace Python, it's syntax is ugly and completely designed against beginners. It's a systems programming language to replace C++ (replacing C might not be possible as most of Cargo packages use C libraries encapsulating them in unsafe code). So some libraries might move from C++ to Rust in machine learning, but it will still need to be used from within Python. Rust like C/C++ might become another glue language for Python.

Many Python programmer did go towards Go language but it also cannot replace it yet even after decade.

The only viable contender in this list is Julia, but not yet sure about it as it cannot be used to develop end to end application using AI and ML.

Probably the article should include Swift as more viable alternative given it's syntax is similar to Python along with good readability and already trying to provide interface for Tensorflow [1].

[1] https://github.com/tensorflow/swift

Tjanovskyvor 6 Jahren

Most of these "weaknesses" are in the language for 30 years or so and it doesn't seem to be hindering the popularity too much.