python (when not looking at the syntax) is ok. pretty fast, lots of
libs, lot of supported platforms, single form of bytecode for all of
them and people proved you can write pretty much anything in it.<br><br>but
i really don't like the syntax, mainly the fact that indentation is
part of the syntax and the way oop is glued to the rest of python.
zope, plone, django, and a few other apps nearly got me to learn it,
but i always reconsidered.
<br><br>is there a someone who knew lisp - for some reason i heard few
pretty smart guys saying that python has a lot in common with lisp, but
i don't know where they keep the parentheses or what is it they share
with each other ;-) - and ruby before he learned python and considers
python a worthwhile addition too his toolbox ?
<br><br>it's also said that every language opens your mind in another
way. mentioning only the main langs in their respective categories,
will python teach me something new after c, ruby, smalltalk, lisp and
erlang (which i'm still learning) ?
<br><br>learning something new and important would be probably the only thing that would force me to start with python ...<br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 9/20/07, <b class="gmail_sendername">Emmanuel Okyere</b>
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<br><div><div>On 19 Sep 2007, at 19:48, <a href="mailto:erlang-questions-request@erlang.org" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">erlang-questions-request@erlang.org</a> wrote:</div></div>
<div><br></div><div>I have said "I would never use Python" before; but then, my opinion was misinformed at best. </div><div>Might be different in your case, but I doubt it.</div><div><br></div><div>cheers,</div>
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<div><div style="margin: 0px;">---</div><div style="margin: 0px;">SYLLOGISM, n. A logical formula consisting of a major and a minor assumption and an inconsequent. (See LOGIC.) – Devil's Dictionary</div></div></span></span>
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