Eduard Bloch wrote: > I don't think so, Sir! Python has certain advantages but the > "meaningful whitespace" is IMHO not one of them. > > That said, I have been an active Perl user ~20y ago
My rule is a couple of weeks is enough to get "damaged" from it, some of that damage is good to have tho ... so its 50/50 (not quantifying positive and negative damage :)) > and for the last couple of years slowly converting to Python > for scripting purposes, still using Perl here and there. Okay really, cool, this will be an interesting post ... > especially when one knows "computer science" and > understands what is going on underneath anyway Haha, that must feel nice B) > [Comparison Perl and Python] Okay, can you boil it down to some one, two, maybe three main things that can answer the question why these languages have taken the different directions they have taken? Is it true what I say about devel time? If so, what do you think the reasons are? Or what do you think are the main explanations and why do you think it is like that? That said, your reply is the kind of reply I would make from something I know well ... cred -- underground experts united https://dataswamp.org/~incal
