Also keep in mind that Python has much better (quantity and quality) libraries.
Compare, for example, SQLAlchemy to ActiveRecord. Not even close. Heck, you could even compare Django's ORM or SQLObject to AR and they too tend to be more impressive.
In my mind a beginning programmer benefits as much if not more from quality libraries than a veteran programmer.
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Also keep in mind that Python has much better (quantity and quality) libraries.
Compare, for example, SQLAlchemy to ActiveRecord. Not even close. Heck, you could even compare Django's ORM or SQLObject to AR and they too tend to be more impressive.
In my mind a beginning programmer benefits as much if not more from quality libraries than a veteran programmer.