Re: [GD-General] Scripting

[Kerim B. <wa...@ho...>]

Hello Brian,

Saturday, December 7, 2002, 1:33:26 AM, you wrote:

...
BH> The "ease of extensability" I think is overblown.  There's a common
BH> misconception that script languages are somehow more approachable to
BH> non-programmers than regular compiled languages, which I find to be
BH> hogwash.  Sure, C can be pretty arcane syntactically, but I dare someone
BH> to tell me with a straight face that Scheme or Python or Perl are
BH> intrinsically easier to use than traditional compiled languages.
...

I'll cite David Abrahams(not on C but on another "traditional compiled
language";-):

>>> * C++ is hard. Python is easy
>>
>>    If you are talking to a C++ audience, it doesn't seem like a way to
>> make friends :-)
DA>
DA> No, and I don't like the way the tone was coming out here.
DA> However, even as a C++ jock, I have to admit it's true.

Source: http://mail.python.org/pipermail/c++-sig/2002-December/002883.html


Best regards,
 Kerim                            mailto:wa...@ho...