Python Written in C?

[Fabio Oikawa]

2008/8/1 Tim Rowe <digitig at gmail.com>

> 2008/7/21 Krishnakant Mane <hackingkk at gmail.com>:
>
> > First off all c# is absolute rubbish waist of time.
>
> What a pity others are joining in this pointless language flame-war.
>
> Look, I recently had to write a script for manipulating some data; I
> struggled to organise it in Python and in C++, but when I tried C#
> everything fell naturally into place and I had it done in next to no
> time. Other times it has been Python or C++ that has been the most
> natural way to express what I'm trying to do.  Just because /you/
> don't like C# doesn't mean it's rubbish or a waste of time; personally
> I loathe Perl, but I respect the fact that a lot of programmers can
> get good results very quickly in it.
>
> I reckon that the programmer who only knows one language is like a
> carpenter trying to make a cabinet with just a chisel. Ok for making
> the joints (although a hammer would have been handy to hit it with),
> not /really/ as good as a plane for getting large areas smooth, and
> the blade keeps jumping out when you try to use it as a screwdriver...
>
> The one-language programmer isn't really in a position to choose the
> right tool for the job, because they only have one tool. Anybody who
> says that a language in real use is a waste of time is denying the
> reality of those who find it an effective tool. Similarly, anybody who
> says that a language -- any language -- is right for all jobs plainly
> doesn't understand that language design involves a lot of compromises,
> and that the compromises that are appropriate choices for one task are
> inappropriate for another. Python is a great tool. So is C#. You /can/
> do the same job with either, but the smart move is to choose the one
> that is best adapted to the task in hand.
>
Great, I agree! The only problem is to be so good in several
languages. Generally programmers are proficient in one or two.

Cheers,
Fábio
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