A story about Python... sort of

[F. GEIGER]

> (who can't learn it) involved on your project? It also (by design) makes
> previous C programmers productive very fast. Empirically - just look at
all

[OT] That's not a pro, that's a con on the C++ side. And actually that's the
reason why there's so much bad C++ software. A C programmer first has to
forget C to be able to program in C++ - well, to be able to program OO in
C++.

Best regards
Franz GEIGER

"Max Khesin" <max at cNOvSisiPonAtecMh.com> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
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> import flame.*
> import sorry.*
> Ok, with all my respect to python, the stuff about C++ is a bunch of
hooey.
> Compilation time is the problem? Give me a break.
> 1) separate compilation?
> 2) precompiled headers?
> 3) tools that allow cluster compilation?
> 4) ever read 'large-scale c++ development' by Lacos? a must for large c++
> project. letter-envelope idiom to help compilation...etc.
> Anyway, if you are coding so fast that compilation time becomes a serious
> problem you are either
> a) the smartest and fastest programmer on earth
> b) are not thinking enough
>
> c++ is great when execution speed and memory efficiency is a must. It is
> hard to learn, but there are great benefits, and do you really want
halfwits
> (who can't learn it) involved on your project? It also (by design) makes
> previous C programmers productive very fast. Empirically - just look at
all
> the C++ projects on SF!
>
> max.
>
>
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> "Max M" <maxm at mxm.dk> wrote in message
> news:3f03f430$0$97222$edfadb0f at dread12.news.tele.dk...
> > There is a story today on Slashdot
> >
> >
> > Open Source Project Management Lessons
> > ======================================
> >
>
http://developers.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/07/02/1817220&mode=flat&tid
> =185
> >
> > "Paul Baranowski takes a moment to reflect on Open Source Project
> > Management in his blog. His reflections are based on the first two years
> > of the Peek-a-booty project." Interesting comments on media coverage,
> > choice of programming language, when to release a project, and more.
> >
> >
> > In that article Paul Baranowski has a list of lessons. One being
> >
> > Engineering Lessons
> > -------------------
> >     1. C/C++ is no longer a viable development language
> >
> >
> > He doesn't really say in the article what language should be used
> > instead. But there is a link to another page:
> >
> > Which Language Do You Recommend?
> > ================================
> > http://peek-a-booty.org/Docs/WhichLanguageDoYouRecommend.htm
> >
> >
> > And guess which language it is?
> >
> >
> > regards Max M
> >
>
>