2009/3/9 ZikO <ze...@op.pl>: > Do you think python would be good complementary language for C++? Do you > think it's worth learning it or let's say try Java? and how difficult it > would be for me if I know C++ pretty well I would say?
We're not exactly impartial advisors in here ;-) I reckon Python and C++ make a good pairing, because: - Python is far enough from C++ for each language to give you things that the other doesn't (as opposed to Java; if I were still a C++ programmer I would only be interested in Java as a replacement for C++, not to use alongside it); - Python is far enough from C++ for you not to get confused over the syntax; when I was learning Java I kept forgetting it wasn't C++ and throwing in bits of C++ code! That never happened with Python - Python integrates well with C++, at least for single-thread systems. Python has a fairly shallow learning curve -- a reasonable programmer can become productive in Python very quickly. For one programmer's experience of learning Python have a look at http://www.python.org/about/success/esr/ (although I grant that Eric Raymond might count slightly higher than just a /reasonable/ programmer!) -- Tim Rowe -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
