I know this isn't comp.lang.java but I can't resist... Jarek Zgoda wrote: > Going from Python to Java (as it's in my case) is real pain I wish > nobody to feel... Even with multi-million support for Java from giants > like Sun, IBM or Oracle, I find it much easier to gain full control over > my project when using Python than Java.
Funny, I felt the same way going from C to Java. I certainly didn't miss the low-level futzing, null pointer problems, assignment in conditions, etc. But I constantly felt like the Java libraries and especially the compiler were obstacles in my way, designed to thwart my efforts at simple, concise code (yes javac, I *know* that variable is uninitialized. I *want* it to be null at first. what do you mean, I have to assign "= null" at declaration? that's what all (non-primitive) variables default to anyway! wait, you're giving me a compile *error*, not a *warning*? are you retarded or just evil?!). Maybe it's better now, that was back in the 1.1 days. I dunno, I'm never going back again. Anyway, I posit the class of languages you can migrate to Java from and *not* feel hamstrung is vanishingly small. Certainly none I've ever used. ADA? Cobol? And, um, Python rocks! There we go, back on-topic. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
