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Discussion on: What languages and tools do you use that spark joy?

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Patrick Charles-Lundaahl

Unix systems come to mind - the philosophy of small tools that do one thing and fit together really well. Vi, specifically Neovim, always makes me feel right at home. Git just generally tends to make me super stoked by how powerful it is.

Honestly, there aren't many libraries, languages or frameworks that have made me feel that way. Most seem to have too many jagged edges. The closest one is probably pytest - fantastic framework. Super flexible, and so well thought out. Top-quality docs, streamlined design, no-hassle setup, plugins, and just the right level of guard rails. I'm not a huge fan of dynically-typed languages, but the Python community in general seems to be just so full of good ideas.