Path: csiph.com!v102.xanadu-bbs.net!xanadu-bbs.net!feeder.erje.net!eu.feeder.erje.net!newsfeed.freenet.ag!news2.euro.net!newsgate.cistron.nl!newsgate.news.xs4all.nl!post.news.xs4all.nl!not-for-mail Return-Path: X-Original-To: python-list@python.org Delivered-To: python-list@mail.python.org X-Spam-Status: OK 0.002 X-Spam-Evidence: '*H*': 1.00; '*S*': 0.00; 'subject:Python': 0.05; 'debugging.': 0.07; 'python': 0.09; '(although': 0.09; 'additionally': 0.09; 'received:80.91': 0.09; 'received:80.91.229': 0.09; 'received:gmane.org': 0.09; 'received:list': 0.09; 'subject:language': 0.09; 'language,': 0.11; 'language': 0.14; 'client,': 0.16; 'failed.': 0.16; 'from:addr:behnel.de': 0.16; 'from:addr:stefan_ml': 0.16; 'from:name:stefan behnel': 0.16; 'malcolm': 0.16; 'passed.': 0.16; 'received:80.91.229.3': 0.16; 'received:plane.gmane.org': 0.16; 'subject:Further': 0.16; 'subject:may': 0.16; 'wrote:': 0.17; 'stefan': 0.17; 'team,': 0.18; 'java': 0.21; 'programming': 0.23; 'task': 0.23; 'header:In-Reply-To:1': 0.25; 'header:User-Agent:1': 0.26; 'wrote': 0.26; 'guess': 0.27; 'implemented': 0.27; 'interface': 0.27; 'header:X-Complaints-To:1': 0.28; 'hosted': 0.30; 'received:84': 0.32; 'getting': 0.33; 'monitored': 0.33; 'to:addr:python-list': 0.33; 'pm,': 0.35; 'similar': 0.35; 'received:org': 0.36; 'michael': 0.36; 'but': 0.36; 'totally': 0.36; 'subject:: ': 0.38; 'behind': 0.38; 'things': 0.38; 'page': 0.38; 'to:addr:python.org': 0.39; 'header:Received:5': 0.40; 'lost': 0.60; 'company': 0.60; 'most': 0.61; 'country.': 0.66; 'state.': 0.71; 'flash': 0.72; 'competition': 0.74; 'received :arcor-ip.net': 0.84; 'received:pools.arcor-ip.net': 0.84; 'simulator.': 0.84; 'working,': 0.84; 'schools': 0.93; 'university.': 0.93 X-Injected-Via-Gmane: http://gmane.org/ To: python-list@python.org From: Stefan Behnel Subject: Re: Further evidence that Python may be the best language forever Date: Tue, 29 Jan 2013 07:59:39 +0100 References: <7b3df03f-c917-4b57-a9a1-d9d6fee15a5e@googlegroups.com> <510722A5.6020101@gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Gmane-NNTP-Posting-Host: dslb-084-056-040-016.pools.arcor-ip.net User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64; rv:17.0) Gecko/20130106 Thunderbird/17.0.2 In-Reply-To: <510722A5.6020101@gmail.com> X-BeenThere: python-list@python.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15 Precedence: list List-Id: General discussion list for the Python programming language List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Newsgroups: comp.lang.python Message-ID: Lines: 28 NNTP-Posting-Host: 2001:888:2000:d::a6 X-Trace: 1359442793 news.xs4all.nl 6924 [2001:888:2000:d::a6]:33977 X-Complaints-To: abuse@xs4all.nl Xref: csiph.com comp.lang.python:37854 Michael Torrie, 29.01.2013 02:15: > On 01/28/2013 03:46 PM, Malcolm McCrimmon wrote: >> My company recently hosted a programming competition for schools >> across the country. One team made it to the finals using the Python >> client, one of the four default clients provided (I wrote it). Most >> of the other teams were using Java or C#. Guess which team won? >> >> http://www.windward.net/codewar/2013_01/finals.html We did a similar (although way smaller) contest once at a university. The task was to write a network simulator. We had a C team, a Java team and a Python team, four people each. The Java and C people knew their language, the Python team just started learning it. The C team ended up getting totally lost and failed. The Java team got most things working ok and passed. The Python team got everything working, but additionally implemented a web interface for the simulator that monitored and visualised its current state. They said it helped them with debugging. > What language was the web page hosted in? It comes up completely blank > for me. :) Yep, same here. Hidden behind a flash wall, it seems. Stefan