On Mon, Nov 18, 2013 at 2:20 AM, Roy Smith <r...@panix.com> wrote: > But, for a non-expert, it may be that while L2 is capable of computing a > solution in less time than L1, it takes a lot of expert knowledge to get > the L2 program to that state. For the limited amount of programming > expertise and time available, L1 may actually be better for this use > case.
But then you have to be careful how you describe your conclusion. You can't say that Python is a faster language than C on the basis that it's quicker to get a working Python program than a working C program. However, I do agree with your sentiment. ChrisA -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list