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What's right is right no matter who says it. I don't need to use Python to say I hate that Python has load-bearing whitespace. That's part of why I don't use Python. And if some Python diehard says Javascript both sucks and blows, I'll probably agree with them, because I use that shit and it's awful.
Every programming language is awful.
Programming is awful.
It's the intersection of pure untouchable mathematics and hard grinding engineering, as expressed through plain text. You have to be broken in a specific way to wrap your head around this nonsense. That's why we're all the same kind of snark-filled dork. It's why Basic and visual scripting never catch on as intended - they're beautifully simple, but normal people Do Not Get It, and anyone who does get it would be equally at-home with a 6502 cheat-sheet and WozMon.