Python as a beverage
Terry Hancock
hancock at earthlink.net
Wed Jan 24 13:20:30 EST 2001
python-list-request at python.org wrote:
> With that in mind, I would put it this way:
>
> Python = Jolt Cola (All the Sugar, and Twice the Caffeine. Watch out for
> the side effects.)
>
> Ruby = Pepsi Cola (Much Better than New Coke, but not a replacement for
> Old Coke or Jolt, for me)
>
> Perl = Liquid Invert Sugar and Caffeine in an intravenous drip bag
> (Let's not beat around the bush anymore, let's just go and do some damage.)
>
> C = Classic Coke (Still can't live without it. Python, for instance, is
> written in C.)
>
> C++ and Java = New Coke (Can definitely live without it, but other
> people swear by it)
>
> Smalltalk = Tonic Water with a slice of Lemon (I'm not quite ascetic
> enough to appreciate it, but I appreciate people who appreciate it.)
>
> Lisp or Functional Languages = Hot Water (Some people can drink hot
> water with nothing in it. I don't understand it. Neither do I understand
> Lisp or Functional programmers.)
>
> Analogys-R-Us-ly-y'rs-
> Warren
:D :) :D :) :D :) :D
I just about fell out of my chair -- thanks for cheering up my morning.
:)
This may wind up on my wall.
--
Terry Hancock
hancock at earthlink.net
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