Python is just as good as C++ for real apps

[Steve Holden]

"Grant Edwards" <grante at visi.com> wrote in message
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> In article <o9265u0j91ahhmv4docbjjucou3dicka3d at 4ax.com>, Courageous wrote:
>
> > Yes, and all I was really trying to do was point out that
> > I view this as apologism.
>
> Quite so.  But since my abilities to change the language are
> rather limited, there aren't many options other than trying to
> cope.
>
> > My position is that this is a
> > wart of the language; hence, any jaundiced representation
> > to help oneself cope with it is apologism per se. Now that
> > you say it, however, I can see the utility in your perspective.
> >
> > I do things differently, myself. I declare things this way:
> >
> > int* p1;
> > int* p2;
>
> Actually I generally do that also -- I find it makes
> later modifications to the code much easier.
>
> My favorite method of coping with C's warts is to use Python. :)
> But, sometimes I do have to use C (device drivers and real-time
> embedded stuff).
>
So finally, after about fifteen posts, someone mentions Python again.
Just for a minute I thought I'd landed in comp.lang.c by mistake.

pythonistical-ly y'rs  - steve
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