On Sun, 26 Jul 2009 09:31:06 -0400, Raffael Cavallaro wrote: > On 2009-07-26 09:16:39 -0400, a...@pythoncraft.com (Aahz) said: > >> There are plenty of expert C++ >> programmers who switched to Python; > > "plenty" is an absolute term, not a relative term. I sincerely doubt > that the majority of python users were formerly *expert* C++ > programmers. > >> your thesis only applies to the >> legions of people who found it difficult to learn C++ in the first >> place. > > No, my thesis applies to the overwhelming majority of programmers who > found it more difficult to *master* (i.e., not merely use) C++ as > opposed to mastering python. BTW, this is a *complement* not a dis; > python is a better language than C++ precisely because it is more > sensibly and elegantly designed than C++ and therefore easier to master.
Isn't it widely accepted that the number of people who have mastered C++ is about five? All of the rest of us just struggle... [I know enough of C++ to avoid it whenever I can, and to not use it for my own projects. I'm happy with a mix of C, python and lisp(or scheme).] -- Andrew -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
