(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); So my friend at school is taking tech school and they are learning python. He said he has a great knowledge of programming including java. He also said that python is better than java. This angered me. I love Java.

So tell me, which is better? Do you prefer java or python? Keep in mind how the syntax is, the use ability in different scenarios, and just which ever language you prefer the most. Thanks!

Neither.

Java

To be quite fair it depends on what you want to do. If you want to do something lightweight like a tool (most pen-testing tools are coded in python), then use python. If you want to make something more like software that runs cross-platform, write in Java. You can't really compare them because python is a scripting language, and it's interpreted not compiled. Comparing java to python is like comparing java to javascript :p

I personally work with java, many don't like it as it's strongly typed and takes so much more effort to work with, but at the same time it's good to have strong data types as it can prevent logic errors in your programs later on, which are generally more difficult to debug.

I personally like to code with java more than python (Ofcourse, i think that C# is the funniest language)
But as spector said java and python are different types
But if it's to code Android apps i think java take's python.

I do understand python is a scripting language (as I have seen it used in thinks like mcedit) but a language is a language. For example: if I wanted to compare javascript to java it would usually depend on what you are doing, as in quick and easy (javascript) or long and thoughtout (java). But if I were to compare say python to javascript then javascript would be a clear winner for me because javascript has a similar syntax to java and it can be used in Web browsers along with canvas and such and then be embedded into websites where as python is a lot more complicated to make things like this that javascript excels at. And speaking of making stand alone programs, java has a very good jframe class that allows for easy cross platform runnable applications, unlike python.

Java > Python
I hate python's syntax yet I use it anyway. There's alot you can accomplish with Java than python but requires more work. Python is more so a scripting language and relies upon another language (C/C++). Python is flexible so that's why it's easier to understand / use and easier to get a project started, which is why pen-testing it 10x easier than java. but I personally think java is better than python. With java you can make apps cross platform, mac, linux, Windows even other machinery.

Java attracted me with creating android apps

Brainfuck > Python > Java

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