Booleans, integer division, backwards compatibility; where is Python going?

John Roth johnroth at ameritech.net
Sat Apr 6 20:36:10 EST 2002


"Max M" <maxm at mxm.dk> wrote in message news:3CAE1D58.4050500 at mxm.dk...
> brueckd at tbye.com wrote:
>
> >>because of the problems I have
> >>actually encountered with making code work with the many extant
versions of
> >>Python, I will no longer be doing any new projects in the language
and am
> >>not recommending Python to anyone.
>
> > So, what language did you move on to?
>
> 386 assembler probably. It's a little less portable, but the specs
> haven't changed in over a decade.

Oh? A whole slew of 64 bit instructions, including 64 bit
addressing? And it "hasn't changed?"

Of course, old programs will still run, and continue to
run indefinitely - by design.

John Roth
>
> regards Max M
>





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