Carl Banks wrote: > Perl works deterministically and reliably. In fact, pretty much every > language works deterministically and reliably. Total non-argument.
Well, yes. I think the real issue is, how many surprises are waiting to pounce on the unwary developer. C is deterministic and reliable, but full of surprises. Python is generally low in surprises. Using "if <identifier>" is one place where you do have to think about unintended consequences. -- Tom Zych / freethin...@pobox.com Q: I'm having problems with my Windows software. Will you help me? A: Yes. Go to a DOS prompt and type "format c:". Any problems you are experiencing will cease within a few minutes. -- Hacker Howto -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
