[Fwd: Re: [Uuu-devel] languages] <-- Why Python

[Mike Meyer]

Arich Chanachai <macrocosm at fastmail.fm> writes:

> These last two points kind of diverge from the point, no?  What I mean
> is that we want to present the argument of why Python is the best
> choice as THE built-in programming language for the revolutionary uuu
> operating system.

A new operating system shouldn't be picking "THE" built-in programming
language. It should instead be providing mechanisms to allow arbitrary
programming languages to be used wherever they are required. Tying the
users of the OS - or of some application - down to a specific language
is a disservice to the developers and users of that OS or application.

While Python is an excellent language, and has a nice implementation
for embedding/extending applications, it's not necessarily the best
choice for all problems. You're be doing much better for your users to
allow them to choose the right language for the problem than to
dictate the language that has to be used.

        <mike
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