I like Python.
I've been a professional programmer for at least five years now, depending on how you count, and I've spent a majority
of that time with Python. I like it. It's comfortable, it's fun, it doesn't get in my way too much most of the time, it
has a rich ecosystem filled with good people who make work pleasant, and many of who have turned into friends over the
years.
And yet … I have also never gotten over a slightly imposter-syndrome tinged sense of unease around the language. Sure,
I've been using it for close to a decade, and sure, I've been putting in time and effort to learn new things and avoid
bad patterns. When called upon to relay my experience level, I call myself fluent or experienced or proficient. And yet
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