Peter Maas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> John Bokma wrote:
>> Also note that Python programmers write more lines/hour which they
>> need to finish in the same time as Perl programmers :-D.
>
> You probably want to say that a Python program tends to have more
> lines than an equivalent Perl program
Peter Maas wrote:
> I think that a LOC comparison between a language that enforces line breaks
> and another language that enables putting an lots of code in one line
> doesn't make much sense. I wonder why comparisons aren't made in terms of
> word count. Word count would include literals, consta
John Bokma wrote:
> Also note that Python programmers write more lines/hour which they need to
> finish in the same time as Perl programmers :-D.
You probably want to say that a Python program tends to have more lines than
an equivalent Perl program.
I think that a LOC comparison between a langu
On Fri, May 19, 2006 at 02:21:39AM -0700, malv wrote:
> Once you get involved in larger projects, the dynamic nature of the
> programming tool becomes much more important. I mean by this, the
> ability to stop running code, modify or add to it and continue without
> having to re-establish the state
"malv" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
[snip]
> Once you get involved in larger projects, the dynamic nature of the
> programming tool becomes much more important. I mean by this, the
> ability to stop running code, modify or add to it and continue without
> having to re-establish the state of the pro
John Bokma wrote:
> Connelly Barnes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > http://barnesc.blogspot.com/2006/05/programming-language-productivity.h
> > tml
>
> C:3 hours to write the program, 5 hours to track down the memory leaks
> Java: 4 hours to write the program, 6 hours to get all the exception
Connelly Barnes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> http://barnesc.blogspot.com/2006/05/programming-language-productivity.h
> tml
C:3 hours to write the program, 5 hours to track down the memory leaks
Java: 4 hours to write the program, 6 hours to get all the exception
handling right
C++ 5
Hi Python folks,
I created a summary PDF of two studies on programming language productivity:
http://barnesc.blogspot.com/2006/05/programming-language-productivity.html
One notes that Python and Perl are the two best languages by the "number of
hours to
solve problem" metric.
