in 684220 20121102 093654 Jamie Paul Griffin <ja...@kode5.net> wrote: >/ ru...@yahoo.com wrote on Thu 1.Nov'12 at 15:08:26 -0700 / > >> On 11/01/2012 03:55 AM, Jamie Paul Griffin wrote: >> > Anybody serious about programming should be using a form of >> > UNIX/Linux if you ask me. It's inconceivable that these systems >> > should be avoided if you're serious about Software Engineering and >> > Computer Science, etc. For UNIX there are loads of decent news >> > reading software and mail user agents to learn and use. slrn is a >> > good one and point it at gmane.org as someone else pointed out. I >> > can't even imagine using a browser or Google Groups, etc. now. > >> Are you saying that this group is only for "serious" programmers? > >I don't see where my comments suggested that this group is only for serious >programmers. I simply believe that the UNIX platform, in whatever form, is >better placed and designed for all sorts of computing and engineering >projects. The history of UNIX speaks for itself. Many Universities that offer >respected and credible science based degree programmes, namely engineering and >computing programmes, strongly encourage students to become competent with >UNIX systems. Windows in my opinion is really for those who use the internet >on a casual basis or in a commercial environment where its staff are not >necessarily computer literate and therefore need a platform that they can use >which doesn't require them to learn more complex techniques and protocols. >But, having said that, I'm not against Windows at all. I use it frequently and >enjoy using it most of the time. > >> "serious" is also a matter of opinion. I have some serious >> programmer friends who maintain, in complete sincerity, that >> serious programmers should not waste time on slow, script-kiddie >> languages like Python, but should be developing their skills >> with serious professional languages like Java, C#, etc. > >That is a narrow minded approach. different languages serve different purposes >and it's down to the developer to use which language she needs to achieve what >it is they've set out to do. Sometimes, basic shell scripts can be extremely >powerful for certain tasks; other needs will require something different. I >certainly wouldn't describe Python as a "script-kiddie" language. It's >extremely powerful and modern. So there ;-P lol
Real programmers (can) write in assembler. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
