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| From | David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.lang.c, comp.lang.c++ |
| Subject | Re: A love of languages |
| Date | 2022-04-07 12:02 +0200 |
| Organization | A noiseless patient Spider |
| Message-ID | <t2mcs4$qn4$1@dont-email.me> (permalink) |
| References | (2 earlier) <t22g0k$hi4$1@dont-email.me> <t23oq5$1jau$1@gioia.aioe.org> <t2l3kh$2jo9d$2@news.xmission.com> <t2makl$bl5$1@dont-email.me> <t2mbmf$bvv$1@gioia.aioe.org> |
Cross-posted to 2 groups.
On 07/04/2022 11:42, Muttley@dastardlyhq.com wrote: > On Thu, 7 Apr 2022 11:24:36 +0200 > David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> wrote: >> On 07/04/2022 00:18, Richard wrote: >>> [Please do not mail me a copy of your followup] >>> >>> Muttley@dastardlyhq.com spake the secret code >>> <t23oq5$1jau$1@gioia.aioe.org> thusly: >>> >>>> If you think you might need it to get a job then do it, otherwise there's >>>> little point. Its just another procedural scripting language with an OO >>>> kludge nailed on top and doesn't bring anything new to the table. >>> >>> The point about python isn't the language, it's the ecosystem of >>> packages. >>> >>> Same for nodejs, perl, TeX, ruby, etc. All those languages continue to >>> thrive and be useful for their niche because the ecosystem of packages >>> and the ease by which you can consume them makes it easy to get stuff >>> done. >>> >>> vcpkg is making a difference for C++ though. >>> <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gpBDHh47w-I> >>> >>> ...and speaking of package managers and python, I really dislike these >>> package managers for C++ that are written in python. Adding a >>> dependency on another language is a fail from step 1. >> >> Why would you say that? Pick the right language for the task in hand. >> Python is a better language for a package manager than C++ - it has far >> more of the useful components already in its library (internet >> protocols, zip/tar/bzip2, that kind of thing), and lets you make a >> package manager in a small fraction of the number of lines of code you'd >> need in C++. There are no advantages in using C++ here - you don't need >> the speed (code speed is not the bottleneck), you don't care about >> memory efficiency or disk space. > > Using bash would be even better. Its installed by default on every version > of *nix that matters. > It is not uncommon for things like a package manager to use other common utilities - including shells. But bash alone is not a language you'd use for a task like this.
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A love of languages Jack Lemmon <invalid@invalid.net> - 2022-03-27 17:00 +0100
Re: A love of languages Bonita Montero <Bonita.Montero@gmail.com> - 2022-03-27 18:24 +0200
Re: A love of languages Juha Nieminen <nospam@thanks.invalid> - 2022-03-28 23:08 +0000
Re: A love of languages Vir Campestris <vir.campestris@invalid.invalid> - 2022-03-30 21:53 +0100
Re: A love of languages David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2022-03-31 10:29 +0200
Re: A love of languages Mateusz Viste <mateusz@xyz.invalid> - 2022-03-31 10:52 +0200
Re: A love of languages David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2022-03-31 11:59 +0200
Re: A love of languages Kaz Kylheku <480-992-1380@kylheku.com> - 2022-03-31 16:15 +0000
Re: A love of languages Malcolm McLean <malcolm.arthur.mclean@gmail.com> - 2022-03-31 09:06 -0700
Re: A love of languages Muttley@dastardlyhq.com - 2022-03-31 08:29 +0000
Re: A love of languages Juha Nieminen <nospam@thanks.invalid> - 2022-04-04 06:00 +0000
Re: A love of languages Muttley@dastardlyhq.com - 2022-04-04 08:28 +0000
Re: A love of languages Vir Campestris <vir.campestris@invalid.invalid> - 2022-04-05 21:10 +0100
Re: A love of languages red floyd <no.spam.here@its.invalid> - 2022-04-05 13:28 -0700
Re: A love of languages om@iki.fi (Otto J. Makela) - 2022-04-11 13:24 -0400
Re: A love of languages om@iki.fi (Otto J. Makela) - 2022-04-11 19:13 -0400
Re: A love of languages legalize+jeeves@mail.xmission.com (Richard) - 2022-04-06 22:18 +0000
Re: A love of languages Muttley@dastardlyhq.com - 2022-04-07 09:02 +0000
Re: A love of languages David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2022-04-07 11:24 +0200
Re: A love of languages Muttley@dastardlyhq.com - 2022-04-07 09:42 +0000
Re: A love of languages David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2022-04-07 12:02 +0200
Re: A love of languages Christian Gollwitzer <auriocus@gmx.de> - 2022-04-07 21:54 +0200
Re: A love of languages Muttley@dastardlyhq.com - 2022-04-08 10:49 +0000
Re: A love of languages Malcolm McLean <malcolm.arthur.mclean@gmail.com> - 2022-04-08 05:21 -0700
Re: A love of languages Juha Nieminen <nospam@thanks.invalid> - 2022-04-08 12:16 +0000
Re: A love of languages David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2022-04-08 15:08 +0200
Re: A love of languages Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2022-04-08 15:31 +0100
Re: A love of languages David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2022-04-08 18:15 +0200
Re: A love of languages Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2022-04-08 19:14 +0100
Re: A love of languages scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2022-04-08 14:53 +0000
Re: A love of languages David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2022-04-08 18:18 +0200
Re: A love of languages scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2022-04-08 17:47 +0000
Re: A love of languages Muttley@dastardlyhq.com - 2022-04-09 09:13 +0000
Re: A love of languages scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2022-04-08 14:51 +0000
Re: A love of languages Michael S <already5chosen@yahoo.com> - 2022-04-16 13:39 -0700
Re: A love of languages Jorgen Grahn <grahn+nntp@snipabacken.se> - 2022-04-11 08:28 +0000
Re: A love of languages legalize+jeeves@mail.xmission.com (Richard) - 2022-04-07 20:54 +0000
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