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python is great. (programming.dev)
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[โ€“] Kacarott@aussie.zone 13 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

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

[โ€“] Scoopta@programming.dev 2 points 3 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