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Everything, the names/code/look of the final program is natural and easy on the eyes. Plus there are a LOT of useful libraries available. PG calls it the Pytho
by dag 19y ago
Everything, the names/code/look of the final program is natural and easy on the eyes. Plus there are a LOT of useful libraries available.
PG calls it the Python Paradox, ESR says that it was so natural that he was able to make a useful GUI while still learning the language, IIRC Spolsky called it part of the 2.5 languages that are safe to use in the business environment.
- eru 19y ago> Other than the fact Linux has a cool name, could someone explain why I should use Linux over BSD? No. That's it. The cool name, that is. We worked very hard on creating a name that would appeal to the majority of people, and it certainly paid off: thousands of people are using linux just to be able to say "OS/2? Hah. I've got Linux. What a cool name". 386BSD made the mistake of putting a lot of numbers and weird abbreviations into the name, and is scaring away a lot of people just because it sounds too technical.
- marcus 19y agoHell, I learned Python over a weekend, while building a project for a client (nothing like getting paid to learn a great new language). Not my best code obviously but it just flowed so naturally. The closest thing to poetry or pseudo code I've ever been able to compile(py2exe).