Python 2.0

[Graham Matthews]

Graham Matthews wrote in message <7ik6mi$lbk$1 at cronkite.cc.uga.edu>...
>>Using Java as the underlying systems language for Python has a number of
>>advantages over the current implementation of Python in C.  First and
>>foremost of these in my mind is the opportunity to ride the Java
>>popularity wave and let Python code run everywhere there's a Java VM.
>>It also makes the rich set of portable Java API's available from within
>>Python.
Gang Li (gangli at msn.com) wrote:
: Python is a real programming language.  We should not turn it in to a Java
: extension. I hate someone just want to take Python to Java mass and say 'me 
: too'.  Perl, Tcl/Tk, and Smalltalk have no plan to turn themselves in to a 
: Java extension.  Why Python?  If you love Jave to death, spent all your 
: time to help sun conquer the world. Don't mess with Python.

You are envangelising (a not uncommon response when someone remotely
criticises Python). Stop evangelising and start considering the technical
issues involve (read (!) other posts for what those issues are).
 
graham
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