On 18/05/06, Derek Smithies <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
On Thu, 18 May 2006, Carl Cerecke wrote: > A good argument in favour of python :-) > > On 17/05/06, Derek Smithies <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: heaps, all of it deleted for brevity. well no. The choice of language is determined by *the job at hand. *the programming skill you have at hand *the libraries you have at hand *the particular set of biases/misconceptions/facts held by the person making the decision.
Mainly the fourth point, unfortunately, in my experience :-)
In actual fact, the argument I made is actually a plea for good coding standards that are implemented consistently.
You were talking about style, true. But your two crucial ideas were:
#compilers now are really clever, and will generate awesomly good code. #Code spends more time in the review/update/debug stage than in the writing stage.>
Stretching them a bit, python is good because it is so easy (comparitively) to write *and* to read. Because of its inherent readability, the review/update/debug cycle becomes more efficient. I was being cheeky really. And I'm not intimidated by your PhD either :-) Cheers, Carl.
