i switched to python a while ago. it has batteries included. i feel so much better now that i dont have to debug all the quirks of a half-baked system.

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wredcoll 4 days ago | parent [-]

Just wait, you'll find the python pain points at some point.

Two types of languages...

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edem 4 days ago | parent [-]

What are the main pain points?

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kaffekaka 4 days ago | parent [-]

Package and environment management are both pretty commonly brought up.

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ccanassa 3 days ago | parent [-]

I work with Node every day, and the library ecosystem is a nightmare. Just keeping a project from falling apart takes a huge amount of effort. Libraries are either abandoned when the author moves on, or they push major releases almost every month. And there’s a new CVE practically every week.

Python libraries are much more stable and reliable.

	▲	nake89 3 days ago \| parent [-]
		> the library ecosystem is a nightmare I agree. > Just keeping a project from falling apart takes a huge amount of effort I think the culture of importing libraries with lots of dependencies is a big contributor. > Libraries are either abandoned when the author moves on This applies to any OSS project. Generally speaking popular abandoned libraries get forked. > or they push major releases almost every month This sounds like a very bad library to use. I would not recommend having this type of library as a dependency in Node or even in Python for that matter. > Python libraries are much more stable and reliable. Not sure what would make python libraries magically more stable and more reliable. Maybe libraries with minimal dependencies would could be the reason. That is why I recommend 0 or minimal dependecy libraries for node.