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Anthropic invests $1.5M in the Python Software Foundation

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Re: Anthropic invests $1.5M in the Python Software Foundation

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Post by exceptione »

simianwords wrote: post #2

Just recently I heard that typed languages are best for agentic programming

For any programming really, but I think Python got big due to

  a) the huge influx of beginners into IT,
  b) lots of intro material available in Python and 
  c) having a simple way to run your script and get feedback (same as PHP)
I say that as someone urging people to look beyond Python when they master the basics of programming.

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Post by pansa2 »

simianwords wrote: post #2

Just recently I heard that typed languages are best for agentic programming

AFAICT Python basically is a [statically-]typed language nowadays. Most people are using MyPy or an alternative typechecker, and the community frowns on those who aren’t.

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Post by pantsforbirds »

lambdaone wrote: post #7
simianwords wrote: post #2

Just recently I heard that typed languages are best for agentic programming

Python is a typed language. Perhaps you were trying to say something different?

They clearly meant a statically typed language. Yes Python is Strongly Typed, but I think we all knew what they meant.

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Post by epistasis »

zoobab wrote: post #12

I did not know you could make donations with a string attached ("improve security")...

The vast majority of donations to, say, universities are made with a specific purpose, and that happens with a lot of non-profits too. The recipient doesn't have to accept the donation, of course, but if they do they track exactly how it was spent.

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Post by frankwiles »

zoobab wrote: post #12

I did not know you could make donations with a string attached ("improve security")...

It's super common with non-profits. Obviously they would prefer no strings attached but some light strings are usually not a problem for most non-profits.

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Post by lambdaone »

simianwords wrote: post #8
lambdaone wrote: post #7

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Python is a typed language. Perhaps you were trying to say something different?

Is it static or dynamic? Whatever rust is that python isn’t.

Python type hints are static - at the moment, they are advisory only, but there is an obvious route forward to making Python an (optionally) fully statically typed language by using static type checking on programs before execution.

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Post by desireco42 »

simianwords wrote: post #2

Just recently I heard that typed languages are best for agentic programming

Why is this getting downvoted... it is true. Also it is true that dynamic languages (like Ruby ;) and Python) are more efficient with tokens, like significantly then types like C, C++ or such. But Javascript and Typescript are using twice the tokens of Ruby for example and Clojure is even more efficient, obviosly I would add.
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