Who hasn’t forgotten the old days in school of staring at Java’s main method signature, wondering why you need so much code for the measly task of having your computer say “Hello World”? Then you had to flip open the command line, and run the javac and java commands. And don’t forget both of them and in that order! Wait, what!? You just wanted to write code and run it? Ridiculous, you’re a programmer!
Why Python
The Python programming language offers the opportunity to become a polyglot, and with a lower barrier of entry than most languages. In this presentation Ben will make the case for why Python should be the next language you learn, drawing from his own experiences.