On Dec 23, 8:21 am, Thorsten Kampe <thors...@thorstenkampe.de> wrote: > * r (Mon, 22 Dec 2008 10:44:32 -0800 (PST))> > > > Steve Holden > > > What makes you assume this is a zero-sum game, and that Python won't > > > survive if any other language becomes popular. Every language borrows > > > from those that came before it. Terms like "outright plagiarism" don't > > > encourage rational debate, and make you seem like a troll who is more > > > interested in stirring up controversy than actually doing things to help > > > promote the language. > > > This is a war Steve, and i will explain why. Python does not need to > > compete with perl, lisp, C, basic, etc, etc. WHY, well because python > > is SO radically different than those languages. Ruby on the other > > hand, took most from python, the only difference is Ruby's full OO > > integration.(12.method()). Since Ruby is so similar to python [...] > > You don't have a single clue about neither Python nor Ruby: > 'According to the Ruby FAQ, "If you like Perl, you will like Ruby and be > right at home with its syntax. [...] If you like Python, you may or may > not be put off by the huge difference in design philosophy between > Python and Ruby/Perl."'[1] > > Thorsten > [1]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruby_(programming_language)#Semantics
Thats "Thurstan", thank you very much! :) -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
