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Date: Mon, 11 Nov 2013 20:55:28 +1100
Subject: Re: Languages for different purposes (was Re: New user's initial thoughts / criticisms of Python)
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On Mon, Nov 11, 2013 at 8:28 PM,  <wxjmfauth@gmail.com> wrote:
>> * Some languages are just fundamentally bad.
>
> The flexible string representation is a perfect exemple.

Wow. A new low for you, jmf... comparing PEP 393 to Ook?!?

> In fact, with such a mechanism, it is even impossible to write an editor.

And somehow a performance tradeoff makes Python no longer Turing complete.

ChrisA