3D graphics programmers using Python?

Sol Rosenberg Sol at Barrelass.com
Wed Feb 5 18:42:23 EST 2003


The quote "If all you have is a hammer everything looks like a nail"
seems to apply here.

On 05 Feb 2003 23:11:24 GMT, grante at visi.com (Grant Edwards) wrote:

>In article <OBg0a.1165$tO2.149733 at newsread1.prod.itd.earthlink.net>, Brandon Van Every wrote:
>> Brian Quinlan wrote:
>>>
>>>> But I don't see any meaningful advantage for a one-off.
>>>
>>> I am an expert C++ programmer. I am an expert Python programmer.
>>> Writing the Python version took me less time.
>> 
>> A one-off has no economy of scale.  30 seconds vs. 1 minute, who cares?  It
>> only pays off if you're doing that kind of problem lotsa times.
>
>How many professional programmers do you know who only write
>one program in their lifetimes?  Sure, saving 50% on a single
>program may not seem like much, but I've written thousands and
>thousands of programs over the years.  It adds up.
>
>-- 
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