Re: what IDE is the best to write python?

2009-02-01 Thread Christof Donat
Hi, >> IMHO, scripting languages like Python are generally better suited to >> working with a text editor than an IDE. >> > I don't understand that, because in my opinion yields > IDE = texteditor + (much) more > please could you explain (as I'm very interested in user interfaces in > general

Re: what IDE is the best to write python?

2009-02-02 Thread Christof Donat
Hi, >> > Just to register a contrary opinion: I *hate* syntax highlighting >> >> With vim you simply don't turn it on. Would that be OK for you? > > No. Even the /possibility/ of having syntax highlighting would indicate > wimpness and thus humiliate me. Ah, I guess you are using butterflies th

Re: what IDE is the best to write python?

2009-02-02 Thread Christof Donat
Hi, > Just to register a contrary opinion: I *hate* syntax highlighting With vim you simply don't turn it on. Would that be OK for you? Christof -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

Re: Bitwise 2009 ($5000 prize money)

2009-02-03 Thread Christof Donat
Hi, > http://www.bitwise.iitkgp.ernet.in/ I'm having quite some fun reading the questions since I got this Post in comp.lang.c++ before. Here it is of topic and this crosspostings will definatelly not be a good advertisement for your contest. Christof -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinf

Re: Will multithreading make python less popular?

2009-02-16 Thread Christof Donat
Hi, > But there is > something interesting, something like multi processing. But is it a > real alternative for multi threading. As i searched it is not, it > requires heavy hardware requirements (lots of memory, lots of cpu > power). Not necessarily. For the memory, modern operating Systems can

Re: Good books in computer science?

2009-06-14 Thread Christof Donat
Hi, > Which are the classic books in computer science which one should > peruse? >From having read this discussion up to now I'd recomend you to read code written by good programmers. Christof -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list