From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Feb 7 04:06:51 2012 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 238A31065679 for ; Tue, 7 Feb 2012 04:06:51 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from perrin@apotheon.com) Received: from oproxy6-pub.bluehost.com (oproxy6.bluehost.com [IPv6:2605:dc00:100:2::a6]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with SMTP id D8F1A8FC1B for ; Tue, 7 Feb 2012 04:06:50 +0000 (UTC) Received: (qmail 21433 invoked by uid 0); 7 Feb 2012 04:06:50 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO box543.bluehost.com) (74.220.219.143) by cpoproxy3.bluehost.com with SMTP; 7 Feb 2012 04:06:50 -0000 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; q=dns/txt; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=apotheon.com; s=default; h=In-Reply-To:Content-Type:MIME-Version:References:Message-ID:Subject:To:From:Date; bh=uCT/aauVBiR1PuuswkYQfZFGmKK+m4gwEg4q2AQ/5i8=; b=c5f50UOXhIDgdEhUyGQ9XSdzRU2wFcdq4lBih5Jk41NbV+LY0HFwtCnpzUmzpYsUnvcFjafqLzh3KW/r2Q8z7Tu3XFpwuXjx7DKaW3TM0zWH1lBHrfIBs3wI8v5vkWCf; Received: from c-24-8-180-234.hsd1.co.comcast.net ([24.8.180.234] helo=localhost) by box543.bluehost.com with esmtpsa (TLSv1:AES128-SHA:128) (Exim 4.76) (envelope-from ) id 1RucKQ-0004K9-04 for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Mon, 06 Feb 2012 21:06:50 -0700 Date: Mon, 6 Feb 2012 21:06:49 -0700 From: Chad Perrin To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20120207040649.GA28910@hemlock.hydra> Mail-Followup-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org References: <3411412722-917504491@intranet.com.mx> <4F30849D.2020408@herveybayaustralia.com.au> <868vkfxqk1.fsf@red.stonehenge.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <868vkfxqk1.fsf@red.stonehenge.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.21 (2010-09-15) X-Identified-User: {2737:box543.bluehost.com:apotheon:apotheon.com} {sentby:smtp auth 24.8.180.234 authed with perrin@apotheon.com} Subject: Re: Software Development using Freebsd. X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 07 Feb 2012 04:06:51 -0000 On Mon, Feb 06, 2012 at 07:36:46PM -0800, Randal L. Schwartz wrote: > >>>>> "DDa" == Da Rock writes: > > >> Would you do that with Python or something else? > > DDa> Depending on what you really need to solve decides your > DDa> language. Others have offered advice here, but may I suggest Perl? > DDa> For most data and its proven ability to handle/match string data it > DDa> is very useful. And using tk it will run on windows as well. > > At this point, there's absolutely nothing that Python can do that Perl > can't, and very likely vice versa. > > However, from personal experience, I know that Larry Wall understands > Object Oriented Programming, and Guido definitely doesn't get it. > Obviously, other people have worked on both languages, but keep that in > mind. I can present my evidence of how Guido doesn't get it in a longer > post, if prompted. I'm definitely curious. If you don't think this is the place for it, I'd love to see your explanation in private email or by other means. -- Chad Perrin [ original content licensed OWL: http://owl.apotheon.org ]