Asad Habib wrote: (top-post corrected) > > - Asad > > > On Fri, 6 Jan 2006, Lennart Regebro wrote: > >> On 1/6/06, Asad Habib <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >>> Well, the class is simply a construct that Java uses to define an >>> object. >>> Also, the concept of object is well defined in Java which makes it >>> easier >>> for the programmer to know what can and cannot be done. In Python, it is >>> not as explicit. Java is a programming language and hence cannot be >>> compared directly to a scripting language such as Python or PHP. These 2 >>> types are designed for different purposes. >> >> >> The difference between scripting languages and programming languages >> are an illusion. :) >>
> Actually, that's not true. Languages such as Perl and Python were > designed to write scripts, not to code entire applications. What is the core difference between a script and an "entire application"? BTW Java (which was named Oak by that time) was designed for embedded systems, where it proved to be a complete failure. And C was designed as a 'system' language, but is still used for application programming. > Python is an > exception because it can be successfully used to code large > applications, If it can be used to program, then it's a programming language. And if it can be used to write large applications, then I don't see your point at all. > unlike some other scripting languages. So it's best to > call Python a "scripting programming language" because it has this dual > nature. Just call it a programming language. That will be simpler. Now it's true that Python can *also* be used for scripting - while Java cannot. > All said and done, I prefer to use Java over Python for large > applications This is perfectly legitimate, but doesn't mean one language is better/more OO/anything than the other > simply because it's cleaner Depends on the definition of "cleaner". I personnaly find Python much more cleaner than Java. > and has mechanisms in place > that support reusability of components and extensibility. So does Python. But you can't know, because you don't know Python (or you would not post as much non-sense). > Also, OO > concepts such as abstraction 'abstraction' is not an OO concept. It's a concept, but not specific to OO. > and inheritance are well defined in Java. In Python too. > Also, both compiled and interpreted languages have their advantages > and disadvantages. Probably, but this is irrelevant here since Python is byte-compiled just like Java. -- bruno desthuilliers développeur [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.modulix.com _______________________________________________ Zope maillist - [email protected] http://mail.zope.org/mailman/listinfo/zope ** No cross posts or HTML encoding! ** (Related lists - http://mail.zope.org/mailman/listinfo/zope-announce http://mail.zope.org/mailman/listinfo/zope-dev )
