Prothon gets Major Facelift in Vers 0.1.0 [Prothon]

[Roy Smith]

Peter Hansen <peter at engcorp.com> wrote:
> If by "C++ brigade" you mean "programmers who think C++ does
> things the right way" then the only way to get them to take
> Python seriously will be either (a) to change Python into
> something that closely resembles C++, or (b) to change those
> programmers so that their thinking fits Python better.

The world doesn't need another language that looks like C++.  Java 
already fills that niche quite nicely.

> Merely adding "proper encapsulation" (and I happen to believe
> Python already has encapsulation that is quite proper) will
> not suffice.  And that's a good thing, too.... ;-)

Given that C++ has pointers and typecasts, it's really hard to have a 
serious conversation about type safety with a C++ programmer and keep a 
straight face.  It's kind of like having a guy who juggles chainsaws 
wearing body armor arguing with a guy who juggles rubber chickens 
wearing a T-shirt about who's in more danger.