On Thu, Aug 9, 2012 at 2:06 PM, Leslie S Satenstein <[email protected]>wrote:
> > This topic has us defending our positions. It took me a long time to like > OO, and still, since I learned to program with C many years ago, it is my > favorite (The same can be said about favorite linux distributions) > Interesting. I learned using NetRexx and C++ in CEGEP, but I've found out that I generally much prefer C for what I do (but then again, that's also what I most often have to deal with maintaining software) with Python a close second. I miss the days I was using Perl, doing systems administration. By the way, my very first great languaga was APL. (Dr Ken Iverson's baby). > I ate, slept, dreamed about APL based solutions to technical problems. But > eventually, we learn that one language is not enough. I do miss APL, as it > is truly for rapid design. > I'm too young to know anything about APL. Is it similar to how Python can help for rapid design and prototyping? (without getting into the syntax, of course) / Matt
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