Bob Martin wrote:
in 342367 20080414 074410 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hello, I was hoping to get some opinions on a subject. I've been
programming Python for almost two years now. Recently I learned Perl,
but frankly I'm not very comfortable with it. Now I want to move on
two (sic) either Java or C++, but I'm not sure which. Which one do you think
is a softer transition for a Python programmer? Which one do you think
will educate me the best?
C++ is for masochists. Go for Java.
Definitely Java. And I have ten years of C++ experience.
C++ is the only major language that has hiding without safety.
That was a mistake.
Perl is useful because it runs everywhere; you'll be able to run
your Perl program on just about any commercial web hosting service.
Other than that, there's not much good to be said for it.
Java is a generally good language fighting to get out from under
a mountain of mediocre libraries.
John Nagle
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