Path: csiph.com!v102.xanadu-bbs.net!xanadu-bbs.net!feeder.erje.net!eu.feeder.erje.net!xlned.com!feeder1.xlned.com!newsfeed.xs4all.nl!newsfeed2.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 0.004 X-Spam-Evidence: '*H*': 0.99; '*S*': 0.00; 'subject:not': 0.03; 'wiki': 0.03; 'subject:Python': 0.06; 'subject:Why': 0.09; 'subset': 0.09; 'python': 0.11; 'language,': 0.12; 'opposite': 0.16; 'sources,': 0.16; 'subject:)?': 0.16; 'language': 0.16; 'programming': 0.22; 'to:name:python-list@python.org': 0.22; 'received:65.55.116': 0.24; 'java': 0.24; "i've": 0.25; 'header :In-Reply-To:1': 0.27; "doesn't": 0.30; 'url:wiki': 0.31; 'url:wikipedia': 0.31; 'problem': 0.35; 'subject: (': 0.35; 'but': 0.35; 'url:org': 0.36; 'to:addr:python-list': 0.38; 'to:addr:python.org': 0.39; 'subject:? ': 0.60; 'such': 0.63; 'as:': 0.81; 'domain,': 0.84; 'subject:you': 0.87 X-TMN: [S9bSRTrXGFHeeurA2MBoRqd3d73yzAmc] X-Originating-Email: [carlosnepomuceno@outlook.com] Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="_80154b1d-f3c1-41bd-bee9-2e904d1b7508_" From: Carlos Nepomuceno To: "python-list@python.org" Subject: RE: Do you consider Python a 4GL? Why (not)? Date: Wed, 5 Jun 2013 03:38:37 +0300 Importance: Normal In-Reply-To: References: , <20130604191422.105eacd8@bigbox.christie.dr>, MIME-Version: 1.0 X-OriginalArrivalTime: 05 Jun 2013 00:38:37.0513 (UTC) FILETIME=[048BAB90:01CE6185] 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: 57 NNTP-Posting-Host: 2001:888:2000:d::a6 X-Trace: 1370392720 news.xs4all.nl 16007 [2001:888:2000:d::a6]:34381 X-Complaints-To: abuse@xs4all.nl Xref: csiph.com comp.lang.python:46987 --_80154b1d-f3c1-41bd-bee9-2e904d1b7508_ Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I don't have an opinion yet=2C but I've found contradictory evidence from m= any sources=2C such as: "A domain-specific language (DSL) is a type of programming language or spec= ification language in software development and domain engineering dedicated= to a particular problem domain=2C [...] The opposite is: a general-purpose programming language=2C such as C=2C Java or Python=2C"ht= tp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domain-specific_programming_language Since=2C 4GL is considered a subset of DSLs=2C this wiki page doesn't consi= der Python a 4GL. Is is true? Why??? = --_80154b1d-f3c1-41bd-bee9-2e904d1b7508_ Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

I don't have an opinion yet=2C b= ut I've found contradictory evidence from many sources=2C such as:

"= A domain-specific language (DSL) is a type of programming language or speci= fication language in software development and domain engineering dedicated = to a particular problem domain=2C
[...]
The opposite is:

a= general-purpose programming language=2C such as C=2C Java or Python=2C"

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domain-specific_programming_la= nguage

Since=2C 4GL is considered a subset of DSLs= =2C this wiki page doesn't consider Python a 4GL.

Is is true? Why???=

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