alt Hacker NewsPython is much older than Java, and Java is a big OO-first language. It's a bit like saying Python doesn't do functional as well as Erlang.
Python is much older than Java, and Java is a big OO-first language. It's a bit like saying Python doesn't do functional as well as Erlang.
Much older? Wikipedia says[^1][^2] java appeared in 1995 (started in 1991), while python appeared in 1991 (started in late 1980s). 4 years doesn't seem too far apart, considering both language are >30 years old now.
[^1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Python_(programming_language)
[^2]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Java_(programming_language)