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Daniel Wigton | 1 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +3 
 Ok fine, good points all. But it is safer in that I don't have to tell my friends that I program in go. I use rust, I don't have any friends.
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mleku | 1 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 what has programming got to do with your social life exactly?

how does this in any way have anything to do with the best choice for writing simulators for a mathematician who is not greatly experienced with programming?

most mathematicians and similar pick python because of its simplicity

Go is simple also, but if you are doing large graph calculations like WoT then it's also 10x faster

safety has nothing to do with his question, nor does your social standing with your hipster mates
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Daniel Wigton | 1 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +2 
 Sorry, that was me admitting I was wrong and throwing in some self-deprication.
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mleku | 1 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 you don't have to do that
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pippellia | 1 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 I found it funny 🤣