Re: Perl or C++ better

From	David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no>
Newsgroups	comp.programming
Subject	Re: Perl or C++ better
Date	2016-10-17 22:50 +0200
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On 17/10/16 18:42, Bill Cunningham wrote:
> "David Brown" <david.brown@hesbynett.no> wrote in message
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>> On 17/10/16 17:17, Bill Cunningham wrote:
>>> "David Brown" <david.brown@hesbynett.no> wrote in message
>>> news:nu254e$lsv$1@dont-email.me...
>>>
>>> ...
>>>> Try Python.  It will be simpler and clearer than C, C++ or Perl, and far
>>>> more flexible than Bash.  Since it is interactive and interpreted, it
>>>> can easily be used in a "trial and error" style that lets you see what
>>>> is happening (and what is going wrong).
>>>
>>>      Would it be good for scripts?
>>>
>>
>> Yes.
>>
>> Python is used for scripts, and for big applications.  It is a very
>> flexible and popular language.  Personally, I use it for most of my PC
>> and server programming, with C mainly for embedded systems.
>>
>
>      OK I see theres a 3.5.2 and a 2.x.x version. Or version 2. Should I go
> ahead and look at 3? THis would be better than Java too then right?
>

You might as well start with Python 3, since you are new to it.  But be 
aware that there is a lot of code around (and tutorials, books, etc.) 
that is Python 2.  For most purposes, Python 2 and 3 are compatible but 
there are a few key points.  In particular, "print" in Python 2 is a 
special statement - you can write "print 1 + 2".  In Python 3, "print" 
is a function - you write "print(1 + 2)".  Conveniently, the second form 
works fine in both versions.

IMHO, Python is "better" than Java for many uses - including your usage. 
  But "better" depends on what you are doing with the language.  Still, 
my advice stands - of all the languages I am familiar with, Python seems 
to me the best for you to learn here.

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Perl or C++ better "Bill Cunningham" <nospam@nspam.invalid> - 2016-10-15 17:24 -0400
  Re: Perl or C++ better David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2016-10-17 11:20 +0200
    Re: Perl or C++ better "Bill Cunningham" <nospam@nspam.invalid> - 2016-10-17 11:17 -0400
      Re: Perl or C++ better David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2016-10-17 17:29 +0200
        Re: Perl or C++ better "Bill Cunningham" <nospam@nspam.invalid> - 2016-10-17 12:42 -0400
          Re: Perl or C++ better David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2016-10-17 22:50 +0200

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