On Fri, Oct 19, 2001 at 04:56:08AM -0700, Butch Landingin wrote: > About 2 weeks worth...(j.k. ;^).) > But really -- python is really *easy* -- if you don't believe me, > ask ESR -- check out this piece he wrote about the time he learned > Python...
nice... well I guess I haven't hit Perl's scaling limits yet simply because I don't write large programs :) (perhaps if I become a software developer by profession). > OTOH, I don't want to start a perl/python flamewar here, so if > you don't agree with his opinions, siya yung awayin nyo ;^) well, I think even those in the Perl priesthood acknowledge that it's hard to scale Perl up. in which case, Python's competitor could be... Java? > The bad news is that the Zope Code (written in Python as well as C) > is medyo intense (parang linux kernel code -- I may know C, but that > doesn't mean I can hack the kernel just because its written in C). I didn't think I needed to understand Zope code, I was more of, writing extensions. > The hard part about Zope is conceptual -- yung architecture, > design patterns and idioms na ginamit nila in order to build > it -- not the Python language itself. Well I am not a web builder either, so I don't know if I can really evaluate Zope as a development tool. I know you were asking about this before here on PLUG, and there was no response; now I'd say I am considering, but - > The good news is that you don't need to get to that level before > being able to appreciate Zope. The Python knowledge level to be > able to use and extend Zope is much much lower... - but it seems that to make use of Zope is to embrace its entire philosophy. > Also, there's already documentation (as well as a very active > and supportive community of users) about how to use and > extend Zope so at least you have enough help to get you > started towards the path of "Zope enlightenment" ;^) Any other Zope users in the Philippines? <ot> > > Well let's have an open jam then... > > > > Cool! The PEx community is holding one on the afternoon 28th in Alabang... if you're not a PEx member then you can mail me privately nalang coz the organizer needs to know how many people are coming. </ot> > BTW, I'm also okay kung Saturdays niyo gawin yung time for > the study group... Great, let's all get studying now... so that we can have a good discussion when the study group gets started! _ Philippine Linux Users Group. Web site and archives at http://plug.linux.org.ph To leave: send "unsubscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe to the Linux Newbies' List: send "subscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
