Re: An Ode To My Two Loves

2005-02-08 Thread Mike Meyer
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Aahz) writes: > In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Mike Meyer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >>COM is dominant on Windows because MS pushes it. CORBA isn't dominant >>on Unix because there are a slew of extensible/embeddable languages to >>pick from instead - assuming the apps in q

Re: An Ode To My Two Loves

2005-02-08 Thread Aahz
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Mike Meyer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >COM is dominant on Windows because MS pushes it. CORBA isn't dominant >on Unix because there are a slew of extensible/embeddable languages to >pick from instead - assuming the apps in question came up with a >solution better

Re: An Ode To My Two Loves

2005-02-08 Thread Mike Meyer
Peter Maas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Jorgen Grahn schrieb: >> It's something that worries me frequently -- I feel guilty when I introduce >> Python into ("force Python upon") an organization. Because I hate having >> /other/ people's favorite toy languages forced down /my/ throat ... > > The s

Re: An Ode To My Two Loves

2005-02-08 Thread Alex Martelli
Jorgen Grahn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I also notice I forget one language after doing another for a few weeks. And > it's not just brackets and semicolons -- I also try to use one language's > idioms in the other. People who /claim/ they have no trouble switching > languages seem to have the s

Re: An Ode To My Two Loves

2005-02-08 Thread Peter Maas
Jorgen Grahn schrieb: It's something that worries me frequently -- I feel guilty when I introduce Python into ("force Python upon") an organization. Because I hate having /other/ people's favorite toy languages forced down /my/ throat ... The solution is a multi language glue layer. Software interf

Re: An Ode To My Two Loves

2005-02-06 Thread Jorgen Grahn
On Sat, 05 Feb 2005 12:33:47 -0500, Jamey Cribbs <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > At the risk of calling my manhood into question, ... > Under the influence of some kind of strange force and will probably be > embarrassed when he snaps out of it, You shouldn't be -- I don't think I've seen anyone tal

Re: An Ode To My Two Loves

2005-02-05 Thread Luis M. Gonzalez
Jamey, Really, you should try to steer clear from your computer from time to time... Your mental health is more important than python or ruby, don't lose it! -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

An Ode To My Two Loves

2005-02-05 Thread Jamey Cribbs
At the risk of calling my manhood into question, I humbly submit the following little diddy (which is a blatant rip-off of a heart wrenching melody of the '70s by that international superstar, Mary Macgregor): To the tune of "Torn Between Two Lovers": Torn between two languages, both o