In that case, when would Raku ever be a better choice than something else?
I personally don’t see what advantages Python as a language (not an ecosystem) would have here.
I personally don’t see what advantages Python as a language (not an ecosystem) would have here.
But antononcube has thicker skin than me so..
For me, it is a mystery how programmers "decide" as a group that a new tool or language is better than the established & familiar ones. But I would love to see more folks open to try new tools like Raku that could make their lives easier and more fun.
Another point, which could have mentioned in my previous response -- Raku has more elegant and easy to use asynchronous computations framework.
IMO, Python's introspection matches that Raku's introspection.
Some argue that Python's LLM packages are more and better than Raku's. I agree on the "more" part. I am not sure about the "better" part:
- Generally speaking, different people prefer decomposing computations in a different way. - When few years ago I re-implemented Raku's LLM packages in Python, Python did not have equally convenient packages.