Path: csiph.com!x330-a1.tempe.blueboxinc.net!usenet.pasdenom.info!gegeweb.org!de-l.enfer-du-nord.net!feeder2.enfer-du-nord.net!feeder.news-service.com!newsfeed.xs4all.nl!newsfeed5.news.xs4all.nl!xs4all!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 0.015 X-Spam-Evidence: '*H*': 0.97; '*S*': 0.00; 'subject:Python': 0.04; 'high-level': 0.05; 'compiler': 0.07; ':-(': 0.09; 'assembler': 0.09; 'gcc': 0.09; 'pm,': 0.11; 'wrote:': 0.14; 'hint': 0.16; 'sequence.': 0.16; 'ignore': 0.16; 'figure': 0.18; 'language': 0.20; 'header:In-Reply-To:1': 0.22; 'thu,': 0.22; 'gregory': 0.23; 'subject:data': 0.26; 'message-id:@mail.gmail.com': 0.28; 'subject:?': 0.29; 'do.': 0.31; 'argue': 0.31; 'ewing': 0.31; 'does': 0.31; 'to:addr:python-list': 0.32; 'actually': 0.34; 'subject:What': 0.35; 'subject:use': 0.35; 'some': 0.37; 'received:209.85': 0.37; 'received:google.com': 0.38; 'to:addr:python.org': 0.39; 'received:209': 0.39; 'takes': 0.40; 'would': 0.40; "it's": 0.40; 'header:Received:5': 0.40; 'best': 0.60; '2011': 0.62; 'free': 0.62; 'jess': 0.84; 'received:209.85.210.174': 0.84; 'received:mail- iy0-f174.google.com': 0.84; 'subject:other': 0.84; 'writing,': 0.91 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date :message-id:subject:from:to:content-type:content-transfer-encoding; bh=pZ1CVyNhyNKXicA//scJwjyqtCh38wObPU4B/ur4mSA=; b=Y0lsiH4ksyEWmciBpli0J83DdczBWDM9Itl6Ec0B+cZSBFJ9TwCgFfaBH4gSrdu84L 7Xw9WJpHBhJ6b7F4J/4PJV6iog6lqCmznfSwjf1TdnqM8s1Kcoa2QYAEqV2wIgO3CIC3 xcRCbBMfO1XW/xCFuzdy9hMeVpCRhoiV2doXI= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :content-type:content-transfer-encoding; b=DmJSsB4Cb4KYZAyIUiSweQSAE/twUQQ+9jnT6B0KhdEtK1ul9y5RQoWLHKcY8DjDeU cTt9Qj1rfuG50bSuX+SA7UCctqZHFHXCWog7YU0ID2JjBn6nbRQSfd/o4nDkh03voMPc SNnT7LUMGdT1lub7PCybEmX0P2pkjRiCehw3M= MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: <92f7nuFfhhU1@mid.individual.net> References: <4dbd1dbf$0$29991$c3e8da3$5496439d@news.astraweb.com> <77f64071-b288-404c-8280-b2c61ba77f06@n10g2000yqf.googlegroups.com> <4dc12fb4$0$29991$c3e8da3$5496439d@news.astraweb.com> <7q1898-f3l.ln1@svn.schaathun.net> <3Ihwp.18043$Ot6.11759@newsfe15.iad> <92f7nuFfhhU1@mid.individual.net> Date: Thu, 5 May 2011 19:12:57 +1000 Subject: Re: What other languages use the same data model as Python? From: Chris Angelico To: python-list@python.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-BeenThere: python-list@python.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.12 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: 17 NNTP-Posting-Host: 82.94.164.166 X-Trace: 1304586781 news.xs4all.nl 41117 [::ffff:82.94.164.166]:40785 X-Complaints-To: abuse@xs4all.nl Xref: x330-a1.tempe.blueboxinc.net comp.lang.python:4705 On Thu, May 5, 2011 at 7:08 PM, Gregory Ewing wrote: > harrismh777 wrote: >> >> 'C' =A0is still the best high-level language on that processor. > > Some would argue that C is actually better than assembler these > days, because modern architectures are so freaking complicated > that it takes a computer to figure out the best instruction > sequence. :-( I use C to hint to the compiler as to what I'd like it to write a program to do. It does all the writing, I just make some vague suggestions - which it's free to ignore if it chooses. GCC and me, we get along jess fine... ChrisA