I don't have to on this subject. This is just an unnecessary stumbling block - it provides no real advantage, but has serious downsides, which is the same argument against case-sensitivity. We have enough to worry about in programming without having to worry about problems caused by a missing invisible character or a variable spelled userName instead of UserName.
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ted Roche Sent: Wednesday, September 27, 2006 9:34 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [NF] Python - Thinking Differently On 9/27/06, Russell Campbell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > To me, this was a poor design decision. > I think you ought to try it before you condemn it. >I can't see NASA using Python for > anything . . . "Well, the reason the first human mission to Mars failed was > because someone accidentally deleted a Tab character, didn't notice it, and > the landing program behaved differently than originally speced out." That's just FUD. Every language fails if you don't include the right semicolon, comma, etc. Here's fact: "NASA is using Python to implement a CAD/CAE/PDM repository and model management, integration, and transformation system which will be the core infrastructure for its next generation collaborative engineering environment. We chose Python because it provides maximum productivity, code that's clear and easy to maintain, strong and extensive (and growing!) libraries, and excellent capabilities for integration with other applications on any platform. All of these characteristics are essential for building efficient, flexible, scalable, and well-integrated systems, which is exactly what we need. Python has met or exceeded every requirement we've had," said Steve Waterbury, Software Group Leader, NASA STEP Testbed. Source: http://www.python.org/Quotes.html -- Ted Roche Ted Roche & Associates, LLC http://www.tedroche.com [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
