Date: Tue, 19 Feb 2008 09:16:57 -0700 From: Chad Perrin <perrin@apotheon.com> To: FreeBSD Mailing List <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Cc: Tim Daneliuk <tundra@tundraware.com>, Gary Kline <kline@thought.org> Subject: Re: thankee, thankee! Message-ID: <20080219161657.GC91805@demeter.hydra> In-Reply-To: <20080219142047.GB27411@dell1> References: <20080219142047.GB27411@dell1>
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On Tue, Feb 19, 2008 at 09:20:47AM -0500, William Bulley wrote: > According to Tim Daneliuk <tundra@tundraware.com>: > > > > Before you go down this road too far, you should take a look at Python > > as an implementation language. If what you're doing involves text and > > string manipulation, Python is loaded with good modules that will make > > your task a snap. Having coded extensively in many assemblers, C, > > BASIC, ... I now find myself reaching exclusively for Python when > > writing applications and utilities unless the task at hand must have > > the performance of native C. Try it ... you'll be shocked how fast > > your program comes together. > > Might the same not be said for Perl? Yes . . . and Ruby. I prefer both over Python, for different reasons, personally. -- CCD CopyWrite Chad Perrin [ http://ccd.apotheon.org ] Rudy Giuliani: "You have free speech so I can be heard."
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