On Nov 29, 3:44 pm, Josh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > If you were a beginning programmer and willing to make an investment in > steep learning curve for best returns down the road, which would you pick? > > I know this topic has been smashed around a bit already, but 'learning > curve' always seems to be an arguement. If you feel that one is easier > or harder than the others to learn feel free to tell, but let's not make > that the deciding factor. Which one will be most empowering down the > road as a development tool?
I'd strongly recommend not using an IDE but going with federated tools; this makes it easier to pick the editor, code navigation tool, build system, etc that you like best, and makes it easier to swap out one piece at a time if you don't like it. So of the choices mentioned, I'd go with emacs or vim if I were you. Personally I also find high value in picking an editor that can be run on a command-line terminal connection (e.g. when you're ssh'd into a remote server), but that may be less important depending on what sort of development you are doing. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
