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		simonw on Oct 2, 2010 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ask HN: Python gaining popularity Ask your professor if he's heard of the Large Hadron Collider. Or YouTube.

jb55 on Oct 2, 2010 [–]

I was thinking about making a witty comment regarding YouTube or Disqus, but at the time I was so dumbfounded by his statement I ended up just smiling and walking away. Surely Python is not a new concept to most people? Software engineering professors? Come on.

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