Should I learn Python or Java?

[Martijn Faassen]

Joseph T. Adams <joe at apk.net> wrote:
> Martijn Faassen <m.faassen at vet.uu.nl> wrote:
[snip]
> : So why do you say Smalltalk is far more similar to Java than to Python?

> Probably the part I underscored above.  Smalltalk and Java both seem
> attuned to the same OO-centric mindset, while Python is as you say
> more paradigm-agnostic.

But there's a huge difference in the way OO is done in both languages.
Smalltalk approach to objects is a lot more similar to Python's than
Java's. Anyway, it's of course debatable. :)

Regards,

Martijn
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