On Mon, January 8, 2007 1:13 pm, Gregory K. Ruiz-Ade wrote: > On Jan 8, 2007, at 12:50 PM, Steven E. Harris wrote: > >> Java /the language/ isn't interesting, but Java /the platform/ is a >> wonderful thing. > > I'd argue that we're not really talking about the merits of Perl, > Python, Lisp, Java and friends purely on the basis of the languages > themselves, but the platforms. The individual languages are really > not interesting at all, but the vast libraries that are, generally, > included with the language are the things that really let you get > work done. > > Languages are just syntax. Once you wrap your head around it, it's > boring, and most languages really aren't that different from each > other (with the possible exception of paren-happy Lisp.)
forth -- very different Tcl/Tk -- noticibly different all the others -- I donno I agree that libraries and support mean a whole lot. These come in different forms in different languages. -- Lan Barnes SCM Analyst Linux Guy Tcl/Tk Enthusiast Biodiesel Brewer -- [email protected] http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list
