> > Perhaps. But if elementary school students can easily understand why > one programming language gives the answer 100 (Flaming Thunder): > > Write 10^2. > > but can't understand why another programming language gives the answer > 8 (Python): > > Print 10^2 > > then I think the comparison moves beyond a matter of taste into the > realm of measurable ease-of-use. >
Well... >>> 10**2 100 Why ^ ? There is no good reason why use ^ over ** and vice versa, so what you try to prove is not with your example. Matthieu -- French PhD student Website : http://matthieu-brucher.developpez.com/ Blogs : http://matt.eifelle.com and http://blog.developpez.com/?blog=92 LinkedIn : http://www.linkedin.com/in/matthieubrucher
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