On Wed, 14 Feb 2007 14:30:41 -0700, "Bryan Sant" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said:
I've written production code in all three languages you mention (the Perl was a long time ago, but I have no desire to go back for a refresher), and I prefer Python; I find it elegant but practical. My second pick would be Ruby. > On the down side, I heard that Python didn't originally have OO > capabilities and that this was later bolted on (the same is true for > Perl). Python's OO is more smalltalkish than javaish, and it doesn't force you into "thou shalt write everything as classes," but it's OO to the core. See http://www.prescod.net/python/OOMyth.html This also seems apropos: http://spyced.blogspot.com/2005/10/why-do-java-programmers-like-ruby.html Also, since you're probably used to Eclipse already, you should check out PyDev. It's one of the best free IDEs for a dynamic language. Finally, a bunch of helpful people hang out in irc://irc.freenode.net/#utahpython -Jonathan /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
