On 7/26/09, MRAB <pyt...@mrabarnett.plus.com> wrote: > David Robinow wrote: > > > This doesn't mean they're on the same level - in fact, if you read > carefully > > > you'll see my original post said as much: python attracted average > > > programmers; php attracted mediocre programmers and even some > > > non-programmers, which means that php is clearly a lesser language than > > > python. > > I'm a mediocre programmer. Does this mean I should switch to PHP? > If you're a mediocre programmer who knows you're mediocre, but wants to > improve and is willing to learn, then stick with Python. You'll get > better. :-) I doubt it. I remember when Guido moved to the U.S. and I've even used stdwin. I've actually gotten worse over the years. Old age does that. Nevertheless, I question the idea that a language that is easy to use (I don't know if PHP qualifies) is somehow inferior. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
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