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am_Unition · 3448 days ago · link · · parent · post: A programming language specializing in numeric and scientific computing.
Existing languages become entrenched into ongoing project operations and the organizations conducting them. Making a switch and building new libraries to work with code you've ported over into a new language is a nightmare. I don't really have any incentive to stop writing in IDL.
DarkLinkXXXX · 3448 days ago · link ·
Why would you ever port anything into a new language if it works well?Making a switch and building new libraries to work with code you've ported over into a new language is a nightmare.
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am_Unition · 3448 days ago · link ·
'cuz colleagues be like "yo, do u python?", and I'm a "yes man"