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python is great. (programming.dev)

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[–] [email protected] 15 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Surely "compiled" Vs "scripting" langs is better than throwing around (at best) meaningless terms like "real"

[–] Scoopta 2 points 2 weeks ago

Yeah I agree, they are but I guess what I'm trying to get at is in day to day conversation I use "programming language" as a term for compiled languages hence "real" and "scripting language" for scripting languages. I never say "real" in conversation, just in the context of this post and as I mentioned it's not to say scripting languages aren't good languages, just how I separate them. Your distinction is much better in more comparative dialog such as this