On Mon, Feb 8, 2010 at 5:06 PM, Navin Kabra <navin.ka...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Mon, Feb 8, 2010 at 4:58 PM, Shashwat Anand <anand.shash...@gmail.com > >wrote: > > > Mine one of senior (at Amazon) suggested me "Go learn C++/ Java and > improve > > your DS/ Algo/ OS/OOP skills > > > > > That is a wrong notion and should be corrected immediately. Your algorithmic skills have nothing to do with the language you choose to implement your code in. Algorithmic skills boils down to the extent of your knowledge in algorithms and the time you have spent to read and practice on the subject. And like a previous author, I would say that Python is perhaps a better tool at this since you can learn and try new algorithms in Python at a fraction of the time it takes to implement the same in say Java/C++. With respect to data structures the language does matter - for example the returns in implementing a linked list in Python are not much since the high level structures like lists and dictionaries make such a data structure redundant in Python but the returns in terms of knowledge gained is more say in C/C++ since you learn to understand pointers that much. However a language like Python exposes so many different patterns to the developer that it offers you different ways of solving the same problem. Say "co-routines" to your typical C/C++ programmer who doesn't explore beyond his confines and he gawks at you. Say the same thing to a Python developer and he quickly shows you the fibonacci example using generators :) > _______________________________________________ > BangPypers mailing list > BangPypers@python.org > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/bangpypers > -- --Anand _______________________________________________ BangPypers mailing list BangPypers@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/bangpypers
