Conda is an absolute joy for python. I can read the conda docs, install it and be using pandas before pip has finished installing pandas.
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Which programming languages are the closest to 'finished'? In other words, which are unlikely to expand core features or syntax such that best practices change.
C and Scheme seem to fit this, are there other languages?
I haven't found a nice way of reporting "N/N tasks done" in progress interfaces.
Users don't like seeing "Baking cakes 10/10 (100%)", especially if the last cake is slow. It's weird to them to see 100% when you haven't finished, but mathematically it's logical.
Measuring Go program (GoAWK) performance from 1.2 to 1.18: https://benhoyt.com/writings/go-version-performance/
The Go 1.3 runtime led to a 2x speedup in GoAWK, and performance wins have continued since. It's easy to see popular PLs as largely finished, but the wins here show there's still opportunities.