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On 11/12/2014 11:37 AM, Marko Rauhamaa wrote:
> Michael Torrie <torriem@gmail.com>:
> 
>> I've worked in shops before where one person comes in with a new
>> language, writes some code, then leaves, leaving us stranded as it
>> were.
> 
> Programming languages come and go. If you can handle a Philips
> screwdriver, you should be able to learn the use of a Torq screwdriver
> within a few weeks of open-minded study.

Sure, but that's not a good enough reason to switch to Python, as
excellent as it is.