Re: perl better than python for users with disabilities?
Dan Jacobson wrote: > Can I feel even better about using perl vs. python, as apparently > python's dependence of formatting, indentation, etc. vs. perl's > "(){};" etc. makes writing python programs perhaps very device > dependent. Whereas perl can be written on a tiny tiny screen, and can > withstand all kinds of users with various disabilities, etc.? > Also perl is easier to squeeze into makefiles. My esteemed colleague does not agree. http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2006/07/finding-easy-to-read-web-content_20.html Reposted with permission: """ As for programming in Python while not being able to see, I think it comes down to the tools you have to do it with. When in Grad School, all I had was a screenreader, and I stayed away from python because of the whitespace having semantics problem. However once i wrote emacspeak, and speech-enabled Barry Warsaw's python-mode, programming in python has always been a pleasure -- and the paucity of delimiters actually makes the code more speakable. """ n -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Re: perl better than python for users with disabilities?
On Thu, 21 Dec 2006 00:11:10 +0800, Dan Jacobson wrote: > Can I feel even better about using perl vs. python, as apparently > python's dependence of formatting, indentation, etc. vs. perl's > "(){};" etc. makes writing python programs perhaps very device > dependent. I can't think of what sort of computer device you are thinking of that can't handle indented text. Wait -- my old HP-48C programmable calculator perhaps? As for perl and () {} etc, I would have thought that for anyone with poor eyesight, or using a tiny screen, they would be difficult to tell apart. > Whereas perl can be written on a tiny tiny screen, and can > withstand all kinds of users with various disabilities, etc.? "Withstand all kinds of users"? I can't imagine what you mean by that. > Also perl is easier to squeeze into makefiles. Perhaps you are right. In eight years of writing Python code, I've never once needed to squeeze Python into a makefile, so I don't know how hard it will be. -- Steven. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Re: perl better than python for users with disabilities?
Blind programmers can use braille displays, which let them perceive indentation as easily as sighted programmers can. http://xrl.us/tydj As for people with physical disabilities that have trouble typing, a Python-aware editor does the identation for you, so all you have to do is type a colon and an enter, then a backspace when you are done being indented. But it's an interesting question, and I'd like to hear from blind programmers about how program language design can make their lives easier or more difficult. On Dec 20, 11:11 am, Dan Jacobson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Can I feel even better about using perl vs. python, as apparently > python's dependence of formatting, indentation, etc. vs. perl's > "(){};" etc. makes writing python programs perhaps very device > dependent. Whereas perl can be written on a tiny tiny screen, and can > withstand all kinds of users with various disabilities, etc.? > Also perl is easier to squeeze into makefiles. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Re: perl better than python for users with disabilities?
Thomas Ploch schrieb: > Martin P. Hellwig schrieb: >> Quite punny title though I assume you are really serious and mean people >> with a physical disability, I won't comment any further on this subject >> :-), if I already offended anyone, please excuse me, since I'm original >> from Germany I'm not supposed to be funny. > > Argh, I am writing to President Horst Köhler to take away your German > citizenship. You _need_ to stay true to German attributes (like not > being funny, what you have been...)! This is the last warning! I don't think he'd have the time for that. I heard he's busy planning his lawsuit to enforce his claim for more pension. > Regarding the topic: > > I can't see where Perl should be more accessible than Python. Well, not really. But your $, @, %, {, }, ! etc. keys should be accessible very fast if you want to write Perl. Georg -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Re: perl better than python for users with disabilities?
Martin P. Hellwig schrieb: > Quite punny title though I assume you are really serious and mean people > with a physical disability, I won't comment any further on this subject > :-), if I already offended anyone, please excuse me, since I'm original > from Germany I'm not supposed to be funny. Argh, I am writing to President Horst Köhler to take away your German citizenship. You _need_ to stay true to German attributes (like not being funny, what you have been...)! This is the last warning! :-D Regarding the topic: I can't see where Perl should be more accessible than Python. Thomas -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Re: perl better than python for users with disabilities?
What about indenting with a single space? This does not seem a problem to me, even on tiny tiny screens =) On 12/20/06, Dan Jacobson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Can I feel even better about using perl vs. python, as apparently python's dependence of formatting, indentation, etc. vs. perl's "(){};" etc. makes writing python programs perhaps very device dependent. Whereas perl can be written on a tiny tiny screen, and can withstand all kinds of users with various disabilities, etc.? Also perl is easier to squeeze into makefiles. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Re: perl better than python for users with disabilities?
Dan Jacobson wrote: > Can I feel even better about using perl vs. python, as apparently > python's dependence of formatting, indentation, etc. vs. perl's > "(){};" etc. makes writing python programs perhaps very device > dependent. Whereas perl can be written on a tiny tiny screen, and can > withstand all kinds of users with various disabilities, etc.? > Also perl is easier to squeeze into makefiles. > Quite punny title though I assume you are really serious and mean people with a physical disability, I won't comment any further on this subject :-), if I already offended anyone, please excuse me, since I'm original from Germany I'm not supposed to be funny. -- mph -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list