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It was interesting to see an outsider view to tech, especially his initial reaction to Python vs JS syntax, but sprinkling in the politics was unhelpful.

It is quite a leap there to associate JavaScript's syntax with its inventor's political views when they have nothing to do with each other.

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Agreed. While it's a great shame that Eich is problematic, it shouldn't stop anyone from using the language any more than people should stop speaking German because... well, you know.

I.e. no discussion of C and where the brackets and semicolons come from.

Also, this person has no apparent notion that code may need to serve machine needs as in, try writing python with significant whitespace over a TTY or other linear stream...

Horses for courses.

Wait til he finds out about memory management.

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