FW: php vs python

[Carl Banks]

On May 28, 7:45 pm, blaine <frik... at gmail.com> wrote:
> On May 28, 4:47 pm, "Phil Runciman" <ph... at aspexconsulting.co.nz>
> wrote:
>
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Jerry Stuckle [mailto:jstuck... at attglobal.net]
> > Sent: Wednesday, 28 May 2008 1:48 p.m.
> > To: python-l... at python.org
> > Subject: Re: php vs python
>
> > Ivan Illarionov wrote:
> > > On Wed, 28 May 2008 05:10:20 +0400, AnrDaemon wrote:
>
> > >> Greetings, Ivan Illarionov.
> > >> In reply to Your message dated Monday, May 26, 2008, 04:47:00,
>
> > >>>> As I've said before - good programmers can write good code in any
> > >>>> language.
> > >>> Yes, they can. But it may be harder to do for them in one language
> > and
> > >>> easier in another.
> > >> It's obvious lie. If you have clear mind and you know language you're
> > >> using, there are absolutely NOTHING can deny you to write clear code.
> > >> Even using forth postfix notation, I have no problem writing good
> > code,
> > >> it's as easy as writing bad code. And yes, I do see the difference.
>
> > > No. Language does matter.
>
> > Yes it does matter.
>
> > I have programmed in many assembly and higher level languages.
>
> > In OldenTimes:
> > In Algol 60 I was productive from the start.
> > KDF9 Usercode (Assembly) was brilliant. (A bigger HW stack would have
> > made it even better).
> > IBM 360 Assembly was poorer but not a disaster.
> > PL1 was a mess. You could write good code but why bother?
> > COBOL was fit for purpose and when combined with Jackson structured
> > programming could be used straight away by rooky programmers in business
> > systems programming. I am sure it has progressed since ANSI 68.
>
> > The Inuit have 13 terms for snow. Microsoft advocate DSLs. Why have DSLs
> > if language does not matter?
>
> > My 2c worth.
>
> http://www.fukung.net/v/7729/php_vs_python.png
> :)

Ha ha.  Took me a second.

Carl Banks