Ed Leafe wrote: >> At the same time, yes, putting more tools into your toolbox is >> probably >> a good idea. Learn some Web stuff, PHP or Rails or something. And a >> fat-client (er, the politically correct term is 'rich-client') like >> Python. > > Python is no more rich/fat than Ruby, Perl, or any of the other > languages. And it is no less a web app language than any of those, or > PHP for that matter.
The thing that was hard for me to sort out, when moving on from FoxPro originally, was that languages like c, perl, php, java, and python are just that: languages. There's no concept of GUI or webapp, and there's nothing like an IDE as part of these *languages*. GUI, webapp, and IDE are all constructs built to support a given language. With FoxPro, we are sheltered from the differences. We think of a Form, and consider it part of the Visual FoxPro language, when in fact it is just a class defined in VFP's OOP syntax. So no, Python isn't rich as in "rich-client", but it is very rich as a language, and every day there are more Python-based frameworks for constructing crossplatform GUI[1] and web apps[2]. [1] Dabo, of course, but there are many other choices for a more low-level experience. [2] Turbogears and Django stand out, but there are dozens more. -- pkm ~ http://paulmcnett.com _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
