in 342436 20080414 160208 =?UTF-8?B?R3J6ZWdvcnogU8WCb2Rrb3dpY3o=?= <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Hello, I was hoping to get some opinions on a subject. I've been >> programming Python for almost two years now. Recently I learned Perl, >> but frankly I'm not very comfortable with it. Now I want to move on >> two either Java or C++, but I'm not sure which. Which one do you think >> is a softer transition for a Python programmer? Which one do you think >> will educate me the best? >> >I can't say from personal experience (it was C, C++, then Python for me) >but I think you'll find Java very annoying, especially if you value >Python for elegance. Both C++ and Java have different philosophy than >Python, but C++ is better designed and more flexible.
You must be joking - better designed? C++ was a botch to an already poor language. Personally I find Java very satisfying to write. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list