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

[Nick Coghlan]

Paul Rubin wrote:
> Nick Coghlan <ncoghlan at iinet.net.au> writes:
> 
>>Compare out-of-the-box Python:
>>   a = 1 + 2 + 3 + 4
>>
>>And out-of-the-box Lisp:
>>   (setq a (+ 1 2 3 4))
>>
>>Which language has the lower barrier for entry? That should be a
>>fairly important consideration for a language that is going to sit at
>>the heart of an OS.
> 
> 
> Huh?  Why does mucking about in the heart of an OS need a low barrier
> of entry?

It doesn't. I was looking at it from the point of view of *scripting* the OS - 
which *should* have a low barrier for entry :)

Cheers,
Nick.

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