On Wed, 28 May 2008 06:04:54 +0000, Tim Roberts wrote: > Ivan Illarionov <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>On Wed, 28 May 2008 05:10:20 +0400, AnrDaemon wrote: >>> In reply to Your message dated Monday, May 26, 2008, 04:47:00, >>> >>>>> As I've said before - good programmers can write good code in any >>>>> language. >>> >>>> Yes, they can. But it may be harder to do for them in one language >>>> and easier in another. >>... >>No. Language does matter. > > A good programmer keeps many tools in his toolbox, and understands which > tools provide the best service for the problem at hand.
Agree, I keep Python, C and x86 assembly in my toolbox. And this toolbox is perfect. Actually, even PHP has its place in my toolbox, but, *only when I can't use Python*, eg Sourceforge.net servers don't have good Python support and PHP starts to make sense. Language matters. Ivan -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list