Python handles globals badly.

[Ben Finney]

Mario Figueiredo <marfig at gmx.com> writes:

> Note:
> You know, it is a pointless exercise to try and downplay programming
> languages (any programming language) that has proven its worth by
> being generally adopted by the programming community. Adoption is the
> sign of a respected and well designed language.

I can think of numerous widely-adpoted languages that disprove that
assertion, by nevertheless being poorly-designed languages that are
loathed by the vast majority of programmers who use them.

On the other hand, I think there is merit in an argument that runs the
other way: the quality of languages that a community adopts are
predictive of the quality of programs that community will produce.

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