3D graphics programmers using Python?
Grant Edwards
grante at visi.com
Wed Feb 5 18:11:24 EST 2003
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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