Patrick Useldinger wrote: > cjl wrote: > Depends on what language you know best. But Java is certainly easier to read than C++.
There is a difference between theory and practice. In theory, Java is easier to read than C++. In practice however, the average Java programmer is MUCH less talented than the average C++ programmer (let alone the average Python programmer). The upshot of all this is that in practice (and my own personal experience: we use both C++ and Java), Java code is bloated with design patterns, obfuscated with many layers of indirection, etc... As a summary, Java code can most of the time be thrown away and re-written from scratch (the fastest way). C++ code on the contrary can easily be ported/wrapped. Of course this is a matter of personal opinion. I love neither Java nor C++. C is for me the purest language and there is no match when combined with Python ! My 2 cents Alain -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
