Re: perl better than python for users with disabilities?

2006-12-26 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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 > withst

Re: perl better than python for users with disabilities?

2006-12-20 Thread Steven D'Aprano
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

Re: perl better than python for users with disabilities?

2006-12-20 Thread johnzenger
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

Re: perl better than python for users with disabilities?

2006-12-20 Thread Georg Brandl
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

Re: perl better than python for users with disabilities?

2006-12-20 Thread Thomas Ploch
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.

Re: perl better than python for users with disabilities?

2006-12-20 Thread Michele
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 "(){}

Re: perl better than python for users with disabilities?

2006-12-20 Thread Martin P. Hellwig
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 > withst