I learned python in order to use appengine. Though if you're already learning another language for professional reasons (job requirement) you may be better off waiting until you are comfortable with that language, or at least until you know what the next release offers.
I've taught myself C, C++, java, php, perl, bash shell scripting, and python for various reasons. However as I often have to use at least a few of these languages in the course of a month, I can attest to how frustrating it can be to switch back and forth. Also, as someone who is pretty much language agnostic, I can tell you that python is just another language and I really don't see any reason to favor it over any other, except for the fact it's all appengine supports right now. On Feb 4, 12:56 pm, luismgz <[email protected]> wrote: > You should set your priorities and make one step at a time. > Learning python shoudn't be seen as a painful task. Actually, if you > leave all other concerns behind and concentrate in learning it, > without pressure, you'll enjoy it very much. > > Believe me, none of the other languages you mentioned will give you > more joy than python. It's sheer simplicity, succinctness, and > expressiveness will make you rediscover the pleasure of programming. > > Also, it is much more useful nowadays since it's cross-platform and > runs virtually everywhere (windows, linux, mac, .Net, Java, etc). > > Just forget everything else and give python one single day (or an > evening), open its tutorial and fire up the interactive interpreter. > Then, come back and let me know what you think... > > Luis > > On Feb 4, 5:13 am, tempy <[email protected]> wrote: > > > I am starting on App Engine and learning how to use it the only way I > > know how, by starting a project. That also means learning Python. I > > don't totally mind learning Python, but I'm already trying to teach > > myself Objective-C and all the different syntaxes are starting to tax > > my poor head. > > > So I see in the road map that the next release should be March 09, and > > also that that release should support a new language. I know that no > > one knows (or can give away) what language will be supported, but, I > > am more or less fluent in java/c#/c++/php, so... =) should I be > > patient and wait until the next release? > > > Or start trying to wrap my mind around python, while crying myself to > > sleep over the absence of dear, dear semicolons. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google App Engine" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/google-appengine?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
