Re: Python Written in C?

[Dan Upton]

On Sun, Jul 20, 2008 at 9:18 PM, Michiel Overtoom <motoom@xs4all. nlwrote:

Giveitawhril wrote...
>

>REAL WORLD programmers who want to be generally useful go
>and learn C#.

>
No: Real programmers first eat a quiche and then return to their Pascal
programming.

Bah, new-fangled languages like Pascal... Real programmers write Fortran.

>
>

>But the SOURCE is some old, high level language which no one wants to
>use anymore!

>
C is alive and kicking. Every language has its place.
Plus, there exists implementations of Python written in Python itself;
see PyPy: http://codespeak.net/pypy/dist/pypy/doc/home.html
>
>

>Just noting that, if it is written in C, that throws a curve at me
>in trying to balance the value of learning Python vs. some other
>major language.

>
Many major text/word processing programs (Emacs, vi, MS-Word) are also
written in C. Does that mean you should do all your text processing in C?
>

Don't you?

</snark>

[Grant Edwards]

Re: Python Written in C?

On 2008-07-21, Dan Upton <upton@virginia .eduwrote:

>>REAL WORLD programmers who want to be generally useful go and
>>learn C#.

>>
>No: Real programmers first eat a quiche and then return to
>their Pascal programming.

>
Bah, new-fangled languages like Pascal... Real programmers
write Fortran.

Using punch-cards and paper-tape. Real programmers can edit
their programs with a pointy stick and some home-made
sticky-tape.

--
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[Yu-Xi Lim]

Re: Python Written in C?

Grant Edwards wrote:

On 2008-07-21, Dan Upton <upton@virginia .eduwrote:
>

>>>REAL WORLD programmers who want to be generally useful go and
>>>learn C#.
>>No: Real programmers first eat a quiche and then return to
>>their Pascal programming.

>Bah, new-fangled languages like Pascal... Real programmers
>write Fortran.

>
Using punch-cards and paper-tape. Real programmers can edit
their programs with a pointy stick and some home-made
sticky-tape.
>

Bah. Butterflies! http://xkcd.com/378/

[mk]

Re: Python Written in C?

Grant Edwards wrote:

Using punch-cards and paper-tape. Real programmers can edit
their programs with a pointy stick and some home-made
sticky-tape.

Wrong! Real programmers can program using only Touring machine (and
something having to do with post for some reason). I'm sure our
brilliant OP[1] could program in both.

[1] Troll, really. Don't feed the troll. I wouldn't have posted about
him because that only adds to the noise. oops.

[Tim Golden]

Re: Python Written in C?

mk wrote:

Grant Edwards wrote:
>

>Using punch-cards and paper-tape. Real programmers can edit
>their programs with a pointy stick and some home-made
>sticky-tape.

>
Wrong! Real programmers can program using only Touring machine

Is that some kind of bicycle?

TJG

[Fredrik Lundh]

Re: Python Written in C?

Tim Golden wrote:

>Wrong! Real programmers can program using only Touring machine

>
Is that some kind of bicycle?

there's a nearly infinite number of software projects with that name,
but the Ultimate Touring Machine could be found in sydney not long ago:

http://tinyurl.com/5t2dl4

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[Marcus.CM]

Re: Python Written in C?

Its called a BMW today.


Fredrik Lundh wrote:

Tim Golden wrote:
>

>>Wrong! Real programmers can program using only Touring machine

>>
>Is that some kind of bicycle?

>
there's a nearly infinite number of software projects with that name,
but the Ultimate Touring Machine could be found in sydney not long ago:
>

http://tinyurl.com/5t2dl4

>
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>
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[Michael.Coll-Barth@VerizonWireless.com]

RE: Python Written in C?

From: mk

Wrong! Real programmers can program using only Touring machine (and
something having to do with post for some reason). I'm sure our
brilliant OP[1] could program in both.

Ah, now we can really got OT. My favorite Touring machine is a Jaguar (
with the pronounced 'U' in there ). Oh, you meant "Turing";
<http://en.wikipedia.or g/wiki/Alan_Turing>.

Sorry, I just couldn't resist after the tortured route this thread has
taken.


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[Marc 'BlackJack' Rintsch]

Re: Python Written in C?

On Mon, 21 Jul 2008 17:06:03 +0100, Tim Golden wrote:

mk wrote:
>

>Wrong! Real programmers can program using only Touring machine

>
Is that some kind of bicycle?

Maybe it's a Turing machine after Bicycle Repair Man got his hands on it!?

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Marc 'BlackJack' Rintsch