On Jun 24, 5:11 pm, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Well chosen restrictions sometimes are very useful, they may act like
> a scaffolding, you can build higher constructions on them (Python has
> no macros, this is a restriction. But this restriction has some
> advantages. One of the main advantages is
Flaming Thunder FTW!!!
thank you, I'm here all week.
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On 24 Jun., 13:19, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> If you want to see an advanced language, you may take a look at
> PyMeta, that's a bit of the future of the computer
> science:http://washort.twistedmatrix.com/
Er, no. The future of CS is also its past i.e. EBNF ;)
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On 24 Jun., 13:19, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> If you want to see an advanced language, you may take a look at
> PyMeta, that's a bit of the future of the computer
> science:http://washort.twistedmatrix.com/
Er, no. The future of CS is also its past i.e. EBNF ;)
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Michele Simionato:
Also consider the famous Clinger's maxim
> “Programming languages should be designed not by piling feature
> on top of feature, but by removing the weaknesses and restrictions
> that make additional features appear necessary.”
I'm relaxed, don't worry :-)
I know that maxim, but
On Jun 24, 1:19 pm, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Michele Simionato:
>
> > It is worth reminding that, in more than one sense, the most advanced
> > language is the one with less features ...
>
> I don't agree, Scheme or Brainfuck may have less features, but this
> doesn't make them more advanced, it
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
Nick Craig-Wood <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> The fact that
> it still hasn't been released after 8 years of development (Larry
> announced it in his State of the Onion speech in 2000 I think) makes
> me think that I made the right choice.
Sometimes you gotta be pa
Corey G. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> The main concern (my concern) is whether or not Perl 6 is
> more like Java with pre-compiled byte code (did I say that right)
See below for some python VM comments
> and whether or not individuals without the ability to see past the
> surface will begin
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:
> I believe Python 3k will (when out of beta) will have a speed
> similar to what it has currently in 2.5, possibly with speed ups
> in some locations.
Python 3 uses by default unicode strings and multiprecision integers,
so a little slowdown is possible.
Michele Simionato:
>
On Jun 24, 11:16 am, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Towards it being more advanced than Python 3k, time will tell.
It is worth reminding that, in more than one sense, the most advanced
language is the one with less features ...
Michele Simionato
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On Jun 24, 10:36 am, "Corey G." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> What I meant, in terms of dealing with accurate or non-accurate rumors
> is with speed, yes. There are plenty of comparisons where Perl is
> 4-15x faster then Python for 'some' operations regarding regular
> expressions, etc.
>
> For me
What I meant, in terms of dealing with accurate or non-accurate rumors
is with speed, yes. There are plenty of comparisons where Perl is
4-15x faster then Python for 'some' operations regarding regular
expressions, etc.
For me personally, this means absolutely nothing because if I spend
On Jun 24, 8:20 am, "Corey G." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> If Perl 6 ever does get on its feet and get released, how does it
> compare to Python 3000? Is Perl 6 more like Java now with Parrot? I
> just want to make sure that Python is staying competitive.
>
> If this is the wrong mailing list, j
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