On Wed, 2004-03-10 at 14:19, Brad Beveridge wrote:
> I've not yet run into the situation where Python is too slow, and if I
> do there are plenty of options for making it faster.
My favourite method for speeding up Python: Pyrex.
http://www.cosc.canterbury.ac.nz/~greg/python/Pyrex/
My above opinion is highly biased, c.f.
http://ldots.org/pyrex-guide/
> I have to agree with Carl, the older I get the less I like using C for
> software applications. That being said, it still rules for firmware &
> OS kernels.
And understanding how computers work. There is much to be said for
having to do your own memory management, linking, bounds-checking\ldots
And the C idiom influences so many other languages that it can be very
worthwhile to learn C. A bit like having to learn Latin :)
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Michael JasonSmith http://www.ldots.org/
