Re: [Fwd: Re: [Uuu-devel] languages] -- Why Python

2005-02-21 Thread Ville Vainio
Mike == Mike Meyer [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Mike IPython's pysh seems a little clumsy for interactive use, as Mike it requires special characters to distinguish between Mike commands to be passed to the shell and commands to be passed Mike to the scripting language. This should

Re: [Fwd: Re: [Uuu-devel] languages] -- Why Python

2005-02-21 Thread Ville Vainio
Mike == Mike Meyer [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Mike I've actually done some work on using CORBA as a COM for Mike Unix (or, as I think of it, an ARexx for Unix). After being Mike exposed to Plan 9, I've decided that's a better Mike solution. CORBA has the advantage that you can

Re: [Fwd: Re: [Uuu-devel] languages] -- Why Python

2005-02-21 Thread Mike Meyer
Ville Vainio [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Mike == Mike Meyer [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Mike IPython's pysh seems a little clumsy for interactive use, as Mike it requires special characters to distinguish between Mike commands to be passed to the shell and commands to be passed

Re: [Fwd: Re: [Uuu-devel] languages] -- Why Python

2005-02-20 Thread Paul Boddie
Mike Meyer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... Arich Chanachai [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: When the CLR is integrated, it will allow a wide array of problem solving choices for uuu users. You've missed the point. Allowing a wide array of problem solving choices is

Re: [Fwd: Re: [Uuu-devel] languages] -- Why Python

2005-02-20 Thread Ville Vainio
Donn == Donn Cave [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Donn I don't know what the Windows version is like, but for all Donn the UNIX shell's weaknesses, it's very well suited to its Donn role. The Plan 9 I don't know about that - I don't see anything in shell that couldn't be done better in

Re: [Fwd: Re: [Uuu-devel] languages] -- Why Python

2005-02-20 Thread Mike Meyer
Nick Coghlan [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Mike Meyer wrote: Arich Chanachai [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Mike Meyer wrote: Whatever the intentions may be, the *act* is one of dictation. Since the point of the underlying OS is to increase the interconnections between applications (assuming I've

Re: [Fwd: Re: [Uuu-devel] languages] -- Why Python

2005-02-20 Thread Mike Meyer
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Paul Boddie) writes: Mike Meyer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... Arich Chanachai [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: When the CLR is integrated, it will allow a wide array of problem solving choices for uuu users. You've missed the point. Allowing a

Re: [Fwd: Re: [Uuu-devel] languages] -- Why Python

2005-02-19 Thread Nick Coghlan
Mike Meyer wrote: Arich Chanachai [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Mike Meyer wrote: Whatever the intentions may be, the *act* is one of dictation. Since the point of the underlying OS is to increase the interconnections between applications (assuming I've found the correct web page and interpreted it

Re: [Fwd: Re: [Uuu-devel] languages] -- Why Python

2005-02-19 Thread Nick Coghlan
Paul Rubin wrote: Nick Coghlan [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Compare out-of-the-box Python: a = 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 And out-of-the-box Lisp: (setq a (+ 1 2 3 4)) Which language has the lower barrier for entry? That should be a fairly important consideration for a language that is going to sit at the

Re: [Fwd: Re: [Uuu-devel] languages] -- Why Python

2005-02-19 Thread Donn Cave
Quoth Nick Coghlan [EMAIL PROTECTED]: [... re Python OS interface vs. language-generic model ] | *Allowing* other languages is one thing, but that shouldn't preclude having a | 'default' language. On other OS's, the default language is some form of shell | scripting (i.e. Unix shell scripts, or

Re: [Fwd: Re: [Uuu-devel] languages] -- Why Python

2005-02-18 Thread Mike Meyer
Arich Chanachai [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Mike Meyer wrote: Whatever the intentions may be, the *act* is one of dictation. Since the point of the underlying OS is to increase the interconnections between applications (assuming I've found the correct web page and interpreted it correctly), the

Re: [Fwd: Re: [Uuu-devel] languages] -- Why Python

2005-02-17 Thread Arich Chanachai
pythonUser_07 wrote: Some quick thoughts. 1- Python is not new relatively speaking. Quite true, good point. 2)- Python is a natural language for learning basic scripting, but can carry you through to object oriented program. 3)- Knowing python, instantly gets you access to jython. I've found

Re: [Fwd: Re: [Uuu-devel] languages] -- Why Python

2005-02-17 Thread pythonUser_07
I see your point. Consider points 2 and 3 a nice side effect. The language I favor actually ties into the environment I am working in: Python for rapid prototyping, java for larger projects where the eclipse IDE comes in very handy. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

Re: [Fwd: Re: [Uuu-devel] languages] -- Why Python

2005-02-17 Thread Mike Meyer
Arich Chanachai [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: These last two points kind of diverge from the point, no? What I mean is that we want to present the argument of why Python is the best choice as THE built-in programming language for the revolutionary uuu operating system. A new operating system

Re: [Fwd: Re: [Uuu-devel] languages] -- Why Python

2005-02-17 Thread Arich Chanachai
Mike Meyer wrote: Arich Chanachai [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: These last two points kind of diverge from the point, no? What I mean is that we want to present the argument of why Python is the best choice as THE built-in programming language for the revolutionary uuu operating system. A new

Re: [Fwd: Re: [Uuu-devel] languages] -- Why Python

2005-02-17 Thread Mike Meyer
Arich Chanachai [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Mike Meyer wrote: Arich Chanachai [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: These last two points kind of diverge from the point, no? What I mean is that we want to present the argument of why Python is the best choice as THE built-in programming language for the

Re: [Fwd: Re: [Uuu-devel] languages] -- Why Python

2005-02-17 Thread Arich Chanachai
Mike Meyer wrote: Arich Chanachai [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Mike Meyer wrote: Arich Chanachai [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: These last two points kind of diverge from the point, no? What I mean is that we want to present the argument of why Python is the best choice as THE built-in

Re: [Fwd: Re: [Uuu-devel] languages] -- Why Python

2005-02-17 Thread Ville Vainio
Arich == Arich Chanachai [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Arich From: Richard Taytor [EMAIL PROTECTED] Arich To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Arich Sent: Thursday, February 17, 2005 4:28 PM Arich Subject: [Uuu-devel] languages First, thank you for Unununium. I first learned of the project