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		ActorNightly 7 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Python: The Documentary [video] >"super slow bloated researchy untyped ai/math code that's a nightmare to work wit I love reading comments like this because it just makes me feel good about my job security. You are aware that things like Youtube and Uber back ends all run on Python, right?

bronlund 7 months ago [–]

I love reading comments like this because it just makes me feel good about my life choices.

You are aware that things like your bank and insurance all run on COBOL, right?

pjmlp 7 months ago | [–]

Also, that UNIX and C praised by so many, are only 14 year younger than COBOL (1959 vs 1973).

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