--- "Carroll, Barry" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Greetings: > > The discussion surrounding this topic (by Payal, > Kent, Alan and others) > has been very interesting. It illustrates the fact > that software > engineering remains very much a craft. As with all > crafts, is heavily > influenced by the preferences (style if you will) of > the individual > artisan. There are very few 'right or wrong' > answers here. > > The tool that works well and feels comfortable when > used is the one that > should be used. When a new tool comes along, try it > out. If it makes > the work easier or faster, or the product better, > then use it. If not, > forget it. The product is the goal, not the tool. > > Regards, > > Barry > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > 541-302-1107 > ________________________ > We who cut mere stones must always be envisioning > cathedrals. > > -Quarry worker's creed > > > > -----Original Message----- > > <<snip>> > > > > For me, I don't know those specialized tools and > I have chosen not > to > > > learn them because I don't often need their > capabilities and Python > can > > do > > > what they do. > > > > I must admit I use a myriad of tools, including > several text editors. > > Its one of the few areas where I disagree with > Hunt & Thomas > > in "the Pragmatic Programmer", they advocate > choosing one editor > > and using it exclusively, I use emacs, vim, xedit > and even ed on > > a daily basis (OK ed only once a month or so!) But > I also use > > awk and sed weekly. > > <<snip>> > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor >
Hi Barry, I do agree with you. I also would add the Linux/Windows 'dispute'. I am a BIG FAN of linux. Even at home I use linux 90% of the time. However, in some cases I use Windows, as well (to watch DVDs (movies), for example). Due to the stability of Windows in this (multimidia) case, I do prefer using it for watching movies. So. There is no reason to use just one programming language. I am a BIG FAN of Python, but I am studying Python, Shell programming, and MATLAB in paralell. Moreover, I am very interested in both Fortran and C. Hoffmann __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor
