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> On Oct 26, 2013, at 7:46 PM, "Ed Davis" <skoota...@btopenworld.com> wrote: > > OT = off topic. Compile time (compiler languages) v Runtime (scripting > languages) ... Google it!;). Good luck! > >> On 27 Oct 2013, at 00:42, <htchd...@live.com> wrote: >> >> To answer your questions: >> 1, I don't know what's OT ? Can't say anything. >> 2, I asked a question to make decision by my own. >> >> >>> On Oct 26, 2013, at 7:25 PM, "Ed Davis" <skoota...@btopenworld.com> wrote: >>> >>> I would think the question being asked isn't 'OT' which is namely: what's >>> runtime v compile time ... (and Python's .pyc's are sort of in the middle). >>> Id think a beginners list first task would be to help you make the choice? >>> >>>> On 27 Oct 2013, at 00:15, <htchd...@live.com> wrote: >>>> >>>> Thanks for answering my question. >>>> I'm certainly not an advocate for either languages, since I don't even >>>> know much about them. >>>> I learned Perl first and recently my colleagues suggested me to learn >>>> python. So, the struggle begins. >>>> I searched online about this topic and only found one scientific paper is >>>> revealing some truth: no significant difference between those 2 script >>>> languages. >>>> This is why I'm here to ask. If the moderator of this list thinks this is >>>> inappropriate, I'll shut up and keep silent. >>>> >>>>>> On Oct 26, 2013, at 6:56 PM, "David Christensen" >>>>>> <dpchr...@holgerdanske.com> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> On 10/26/13 04:28, htchd...@live.com wrote: >>>>>> How about python? >>>>>> Many people consider it's better than Perl and it becomes more and more >>>>>> popular. >>>>> >>>>> There are a lot of really smart people who like Python. There are a lot >>>>> of useful Python programs, and a lot of useful programs that incorporate >>>>> and/or interoperate with Python. I haven't heard too many security >>>>> complaints about Python. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> As I understand it, Python's library is very well developed. In this >>>>> regard, Python seems to be more cathedral, while Perl is more bazaar >>>>> (e.g. CPAN). >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> I could never get past Python's whitespace sensitivity. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> David >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> To unsubscribe, e-mail: beginners-unsubscr...@perl.org >>>>> For additional commands, e-mail: beginners-h...@perl.org >>>>> http://learn.perl.org/ >>>> >>>> -- >>>> To unsubscribe, e-mail: beginners-unsubscr...@perl.org >>>> For additional commands, e-mail: beginners-h...@perl.org >>>> http://learn.perl.org/ >>> >>> -- >>> To unsubscribe, e-mail: beginners-unsubscr...@perl.org >>> For additional commands, e-mail: beginners-h...@perl.org >>> http://learn.perl.org/ >> >> -- >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: beginners-unsubscr...@perl.org >> For additional commands, e-mail: beginners-h...@perl.org >> http://learn.perl.org/ >> >> -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: beginners-unsubscr...@perl.org For additional commands, e-mail: beginners-h...@perl.org http://learn.perl.org/
