Hi Walid, Really appreciated your thoughts on translating research into practical tools that measure performance, abstraction, and security. It got me thinking — the concept of "translation" applies beyond just code, too.
As developers, we often work with global teams, international clients, and multilingual documentation. The same precision we apply to writing clean, optimized code should apply to how we communicate across languages — whether it's technical specs, user guides, or research papers. If you ever need to localize Python documentation, software interfaces, or research materials for international audiences, I know a reliable team that handles this with the same attention to detail we value in programming. Their focus is on accuracy, consistency, and cultural nuance — essential for technical content. No pressure at all — just thought it was worth mentioning since your work clearly has global potential. Would love to hear more about your research direction. Are you exploring specific language comparisons? Best, adam idress On Sat, Jun 27, 2026 at 4:18 PM Walid AlMasri via Python-list < [email protected]> wrote: > ---------- Forwarded message --------- > From: Walid AlMasri <[email protected]> > Date: Sat, 27 Jun 2026, 14:11 > Subject: Re: Python in Dual-Space software engineering > To: Alan Gauld <[email protected]> > > > Thanks a lot Alan! > > I believe this work is more about theoretical study that actual engineering > execution. It is about metrics performance of each programming language and > abstract investigation. > > The big deal if one could translate these to build optimized tools that can > detect and states how much is the code in a given language is close to > optimal performance , abstraction and security. > > Bests, > Walid > > On Sat, 27 Jun 2026, 14:02 Alan Gauld, <[email protected]> wrote: > > > On 26/06/2026 18:51, Walid AlMasri via Python-list wrote: > > > Hi All, > > > > > > I started a project inspired by my knowledge in physics in software > > > engineering. > > > > > > I found one could find a framework based on convex analysis, > optimization > > > and duality theory to classify and diagonise programming languages > > > performance qualitatively > > > > While that is mildly interesting I'm not sure how much it helps > > software engineering. It's a bit like looking at civil engineering > > and studying the difference between hand-spades/forks and > > mechanical diggers and tunnel boring machines. These are the > > tools with which we do civil engineering but have relatively > > little to do with the engineering itself. It's the same with > > software engineering, the languages are merely the tools used > > to build the engineering structure. On almost all major > > projects multiple languages will be used, as deemed most > > suitable to the function. > > > > Also, languages themselves do little to determine the quality > > of the code actually produced. You can write spaghetti code > > in any language! > > > > -- > > Alan G > > Author of the Learn to Program web site > > http://www.alan-g.me.uk/ > > http://www.amazon.com/author/alan_gauld > > Follow my photo-blog on Flickr at: > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/alangauldphotos > > > > > > > -- > https://mail.python.org/mailman3//lists/python-list.python.org > -- https://mail.python.org/mailman3//lists/python-list.python.org
