Re: OT: Python

2013-10-26 Thread Rob Dixon
On 26/10/2013 23:55, David Christensen wrote: On 10/26/13 04:28, htchd...@live.com wrote: How about python? Many people consider it's better than Perl and it becomes more and more popular. There are a lot of really smart people who like Python. Maybe, but it seems that you are not one of th

Re: OT: Python

2013-10-26 Thread Shawn H Corey
On Sat, 26 Oct 2013 17:09:59 -0700 David Christensen wrote: > The mail server offers the following description for this list: > > http://lists.perl.org/list/beginners.html > > A list for beginning Perl programmers to ask questions in a > friendly atmosphere. > > > So, if you're

Re: OT: Python

2013-10-26 Thread Ed Davis
A very 'real world' point and that's true in my experiences. I favour perl and it's my 'go to' but sometimes it's not the best solution. It IS a great 'in' and enables people to go from non-coders to the sort of people who knock up scripts in a few min to do stuff GUI users would take days to o

Re: OT: Python

2013-10-26 Thread David Christensen
On 10/26/13 16:42, htchd...@live.com wrote: 1, I don't know what's OT ? The mail server offers the following description for this list: http://lists.perl.org/list/beginners.html A list for beginning Perl programmers to ask questions in a friendly atmosphere. So, if you're a begi

Re: OT: Python

2013-10-26 Thread David Christensen
On 10/26/13 16:25, Ed Davis wrote: > I would think the question being asked isn't 'OT' which is namely: what's runtime v compile time ... (and Python's .pyc's are sort of in the middle). Id think a beginners list first task would be to help you make the choice? There are a number of dimensio

Re: OT: Python

2013-10-26 Thread htchd7ji
Thank you and good weekend! > On Oct 26, 2013, at 7:46 PM, "Ed Davis" wrote: > > OT = off topic. Compile time (compiler languages) v Runtime (scripting > languages) ... Google it!;). Good luck! > >> On 27 Oct 2013, at 00:42, wrote: >> >> To answer your questions: >> 1, I don't know what's O

Re: OT: Python

2013-10-26 Thread Ed Davis
OT = off topic. Compile time (compiler languages) v Runtime (scripting languages) ... Google it!;). Good luck! > On 27 Oct 2013, at 00:42, wrote: > > To answer your questions: > 1, I don't know what's OT ? Can't say anything. > 2, I asked a question to make decision by my own. > > >> On Oct 2

Re: OT: Python

2013-10-26 Thread htchd7ji
To answer your questions: 1, I don't know what's OT ? Can't say anything. 2, I asked a question to make decision by my own. > On Oct 26, 2013, at 7:25 PM, "Ed Davis" wrote: > > I would think the question being asked isn't 'OT' which is namely: what's > runtime v compile time ... (and Python's

Re: OT: Python

2013-10-26 Thread Ed Davis
I would think the question being asked isn't 'OT' which is namely: what's runtime v compile time ... (and Python's .pyc's are sort of in the middle). Id think a beginners list first task would be to help you make the choice? > On 27 Oct 2013, at 00:15, wrote: > > Thanks for answering my quest

Re: OT: Python

2013-10-26 Thread htchd7ji
Thanks for answering my question. I'm certainly not an advocate for either languages, since I don't even know much about them. I learned Perl first and recently my colleagues suggested me to learn python. So, the struggle begins. I searched online about this topic and only found one scientific

Re: OT: Python

2013-10-26 Thread Ed Davis
I got past the white space sensitivity through determination (using vi) and through sensible solutions (eventually using BB Edit on my mace which can '4 space tab equiv'). I use both but find perl fits my work well and so my second language has become JS. I support that this is not a language v