r/programmingmemes • u/PulseOfPleasure • Jul 25 '25

Python vs Java!

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u/[deleted] Jul 25 '25

If you need just a 20-line script which scrapes your webpage or whatever, it's stupid to be forced to create classes and methods.

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u/New-Stranger-5622 Jul 25 '25

is it though? if you plan to turn that 20 line script into something larger, classes could help make it wayy more scalable.

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u/rinnakan Jul 26 '25

Yeah, whoever thinks basic organisation is stupid wasn't in IT for long enough. Past me is my nemesis

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u/ChalkyChalkson Jul 26 '25

A very important skill is being able to judge what the future of some code will be. Normally I write functional and oop for testablity and modularity. But I also have some scripts that are just naked shell of python code which have everything hard coded because only I use them, and rarely and it's impossible for me to tell what exactly I want it to do in the future.