# Why Python is not the programming language of the future

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## What Jamie wrote

I've been a fan of Python for years. Mostly I find it an immensely productive language for teams. Personally I find it very readable and easy to work with. Betting against languages because of sluggishness is a dangerous bet. Javascript was slow as can be at one point. So were many languages.

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