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| References | <CAPTjJmrdOXr31W+ta=7O1bQE9RKUj_sSeOK4s+hXSjs7357gzg@mail.gmail.com> <mailman.2314.1384039476.18130.python-list@python.org> <roy-D137D2.19415309112013@news.panix.com> |
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| Date | 2013-11-10 11:53 +1100 |
| Subject | Re: Languages for different purposes (was Re: New user's initial thoughts / criticisms of Python) |
| From | Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> |
| Newsgroups | comp.lang.python |
| Message-ID | <mailman.2317.1384044797.18130.python-list@python.org> (permalink) |
On Sun, Nov 10, 2013 at 11:41 AM, Roy Smith <roy@panix.com> wrote: > On 09/11/2013 22:58, Chris Angelico wrote: >> > >> > * Some languages are just fundamentally bad. I do not recommend ever >> > writing production code in Whitespace, Ook, or Piet. > > One of the worst coding experiences I ever had was trying to build an > app for a Roku media player. They have a home-grown language called > BrightScript. Barf. And this is exactly why I was so strongly against the notion of developing an in-house scripting language. It may be a lot of work to evaluate Lua, Python, JavaScript, and whatever others we wanted to try, but it's a *lot* less work than making a new language that actually is worth using. ChrisA
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Re: Languages for different purposes (was Re: New user's initial thoughts / criticisms of Python) Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2013-11-09 23:24 +0000
Re: Languages for different purposes (was Re: New user's initial thoughts / criticisms of Python) Roy Smith <roy@panix.com> - 2013-11-09 19:41 -0500
Re: Languages for different purposes (was Re: New user's initial thoughts / criticisms of Python) Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2013-11-10 11:53 +1100
Re: Languages for different purposes (was Re: New user's initial thoughts / criticisms of Python) Jorgen Grahn <grahn+nntp@snipabacken.se> - 2013-11-10 08:56 +0000
Re: Languages for different purposes (was Re: New user's initial thoughts / criticisms of Python) 88888 Dihedral <dihedral88888@gmail.com> - 2013-11-11 09:51 -0800
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