Why Python Spoils Me as a Programmer

Sat, 03 Oct 2026 23:38:01 +0530

Every time I write Python, I get a little lazier. Not in a bad way, mostly. But I’ve started to notice that Python does so much of the thinking for me that I sometimes skip the part where I actually learn something.

Reversing a list#

Say I want to reverse a list. In most languages, I’d have to think about it: two pointers, one at each end, swap, move inward, stop in the middle.

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Why Python Spoils Me as a Programmer

Reversing a list#