--Originally published at Codebuster
Python is generally considered a great first programming language, but what makes it stand out from the rest languages? Is it the fastest? the most used? the best?
- It is easy
For real tho, if you are just getting started on writting programs, hearing about input, output, loops, functions and such can send a chill down your spine – but fear not – Python designers had this in mind, so much so that one part of the Zen of Py literally says it ought to be simple.
- It is a trampoline
By learning Python you learn the basics of most programming languages, so that later you can jump into them deeper. Python is object oriented just like Javascript, C++, Perl, Ruby and such, so you can use your knowledge of Python as a foundation for them. - Recognition
Python is currently one of the most used languages by tech companies. Yahoo!, Google, Nokia and IBM are all known users, and the community keeps growing. - Get online
We all know The New York Times or The Guardian, and if you don’t, then at least you’ve heard of Pinterest and Instagram; but did you know that Django, the web application they are foundated in, is written in Python?
