Re: Ideas for master's thesis

2008-06-03 Thread Larry Bugbee
> I would like to do something with this language, yet > I don't know if there are any needs/science fields, that could be used > as a basis for a thesis. Personally, I'd like to see *optional* data typing added to Python perhaps along the lines of what was done in Pyrex. You declare the data typ

Re: Article of interest: Python pros/cons for the enterprise

2008-02-24 Thread Larry Bugbee
PS: And tools like ShedSkin and Pyrex benefit. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

Re: Article of interest: Python pros/cons for the enterprise

2008-02-24 Thread Larry Bugbee
> You mean static data typing, right? Are there any known holes in the > dynamic type system that still need to be plugged? (I haven't heard of > any.) My apologies. You are right, I meant optional, static typing. Thanks for the catch Jeff. Python's dynamic typing is just fine. But if I know

Re: Article of interest: Python pros/cons for the enterprise

2008-02-24 Thread Larry Bugbee
On Feb 21, 10:22 am, Nicola Musatti <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Feb 21, 6:31 pm, Paul Boddie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > The main reason why C++ has declined in usage is because almost > > everything of practical value is optional. No, disagree. > The main reason why C++ has declined i