On Jan 9, 1:02 pm, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Thanks to all for many helpful suggestions. > > Python, by the way, is verbose when compared to APL. > (Seehttp://catpad.net/michael/apl/if you don't believe this.) You need to > stick in an adverb (maybe "gracefully concise") as standalone > "concise" is owned by APL. > > Basilisk96 wrote: > > Did programmers stop writing programs on punch cards because they ran > > out of punch paper? > > If you drive on the NYS Thruway, you still get a punch card when you > enter. You turn it in when you pay your toll.
I didn't reread my blog post! I meant Python is *succinct* with definition: http://www.askoxford.com/concise_oed/succinct?view=uk "Briefly and clearly expressed". (I should engage brain before typing). - Paddy. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list