On Wed, 2003-08-27 at 04:06, Alfredo Valles wrote: > On Wednesday 27 August 2003 3:59 pm, Ron Johnson wrote: > > On Wed, 2003-08-27 at 07:15, Peter Hugosson-Miller wrote: > > > Frank Gevaerts wrote: > > > > On Wed, Aug 27, 2003 at 01:11:08AM -0500, Alex Malinovich wrote: > > > > [snip] > > > > > I think we're stuck with C and C++, so why not try to use them as well > > > as possible, and choose the one you really need depending on what you > > > want to do... > > > > Python!!!!!!!!!! Object oriented, and methods that need speed are > > wrapped around C. > > > And very very slow too, like any other script language.
One thing I learned a *long* time ago is that even an 80286 is faster than people typing, reading the screen, moving the mouse, getting a cup of coffee, etc. > I like python, there are several techniques to accelerate python (like weave > and psyco) but for a good speed C is the best. Don't forget NumPy. -- ----------------------------------------------------------------- Ron Johnson, Jr. [EMAIL PROTECTED] Jefferson, LA USA "Vanity, my favorite sin." Larry/John/Satan, "The Devil's Advocate" -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]