"Chris Brat" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> I've seen a few posts, columns and articles which state that one of the > advantages of Python is that code can be developed x times faster than > languages such as <<Insert popular language name here>>. > > Does anyone have any comments on that statement from personal > experience? Well ... Asking this question here is kinna like asking a car dealer if the pontiac in the parking is any good ... :-P > How is this comparison measured? This is hard to measure objectively as there are a LOT of factors to take into account. >From personal experience I found a palpable difference in development speed in >favor of Python. My previous experiences were with C++, Java, C and some >other specialized languages such as SQL and the occasional Brainfuck to show >students that readability can be a useful concept in a language. Other than a few irritants that knowledge and enlightenment quickly iron out the hardest part was to rid myself of the blinkers and shackles that years of Java-C++ enslavement brought on me. Also... >Harry George wrote : > a) Once you get the hang of the language (a weekend?), you can > write without reference to the manuals. Tho a printed quick reference card nearby is a major time saver. I found this one to be useful http://www.limsi.fr/Individu/pointal/python/pqrc/ >Harry George wrote : > Or if you do reference, it > is a quick lookup. No struggling to figure out how to code > something. Or to decypher what a line of code actually does. This is generally true but see below... >Harry George wrote : >c) Peer code reviews are easy -- both you and the reviewers can > understand the code's intent at a glance. Python is completely open and dynamic in nature, this leaves you, the programmer, a *lot* of space for creativity. However this much space in the wrong hands will picasso listings that can be very cryptic and could be very hard to maintain. This being said.... after a bit of experience in programming, design patterns and other marvels of the modern brains, doing bad code in python requires a conscious effort to do. The bright side is that it gives all the justification to reviewers to smack the offenders on the head with a hardcover copy of the GoF. Anyways, my 2 cents Éric :D. ---- With great power comes great responsibility... -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
