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I couldn't quite understand why the answer to the "Why were you using Python? question wasn't "We carefully assessed the client's ability to maintain and use the code - which is a critical requirement..."

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Probably because we're reading it in a low-stress situation where we don't fear for our job and can think clearly.

While I can only speak for myself, if I'm getting talked at the way this guy was being talked at, I'd probably forget the requirements too.

... and used Python instead of a language with good compile-time safety enforcement, like Ada, because Python is easier to learn by noobs.

if you read the story they picked Python because the sysadmins knew it and they had to know the language in order for them to maintain it

So, they picked Python because it is easy to learn by noobs. Yeah, this changes everything.

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