Re: alternate language

2006-12-15 Thread Florian Diesch
Bryan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > what is a good alternate language to learn? i just want something to > expand my mind and hopefully reduce or delay any chance of > alzheimer's. i would especially like to hear from those of you who > learned python _before_ these languag

Re: alternate language

2006-12-12 Thread Hendrik van Rooyen
"Bryan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > what is a good alternate language to learn? i just want something to expand > my mind and hopefully reduce or delay any chance of alzheimer's. i would > especially like to hear from those of you who learned python _before_

Re: alternate language

2006-12-11 Thread Aahz
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Grant Edwards <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >On 2006-12-11, Aahz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Grant Edwards <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> >>>There are people who learn another language after learning Python?? >> >> Heh. Taking your post more seriously than it deser

Re: alternate language

2006-12-11 Thread Grant Edwards
On 2006-12-11, Aahz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Grant Edwards <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> Um... I think the original poster is saying that he already knows Python >>> and wants to learn another language. He particularly wants opinions from >>> other people who have learned these languages *

Re: alternate language

2006-12-11 Thread Pekka Karjalainen
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Pekka Karjalainen wrote: Sorry, I messed up the attribution when editing and decided not to post. Accidentally did post an empty message anyway. I was going to recommend Haskell for the original poster too, and I wanted to answer that I did indeed (start to) learn

Re: alternate language

2006-12-11 Thread Pekka Karjalainen
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Aahz wrote: >In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, >Grant Edwards <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>On 2006-12-11, Aahz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> >>> Um... I think the original poster is saying that he already knows Python >>> and wants to learn another language. He par

Re: alternate language

2006-12-11 Thread Aahz
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Grant Edwards <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >On 2006-12-11, Aahz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> Um... I think the original poster is saying that he already knows Python >> and wants to learn another language. He particularly wants opinions from >> other people who

Re: alternate language

2006-12-11 Thread Grant Edwards
On 2006-12-11, Aahz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Um... I think the original poster is saying that he already knows Python > and wants to learn another language. He particularly wants opinions from > other people who have learned these languages *after* learning Python. There are people who lear

Re: alternate language

2006-12-11 Thread Michele Simionato
Bryan wrote: > what is a good alternate language to learn? i just want something to expand > my mind and hopefully reduce or delay any chance of alzheimer's. i would > especially like to hear from those of you who learned python _before_ these > languages. > > haskell, e

Re: alternate language

2006-12-11 Thread Lou Pecora
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Aahz) wrote: > In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, > Lou Pecora <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, > > Bryan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> > >> what is a

Re: alternate language

2006-12-11 Thread Aahz
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Lou Pecora <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, > Bryan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> what is a good alternate language to learn? i just want something to expand >> my mind and hopefully re

Re: alternate language

2006-12-11 Thread Lou Pecora
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Bryan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > what is a good alternate language to learn? i just want something to expand > my mind and hopefully reduce or delay any chance of alzheimer's. i would > especially like to hear from those of you who lea

alternate language

2006-12-10 Thread Bryan
what is a good alternate language to learn? i just want something to expand my mind and hopefully reduce or delay any chance of alzheimer's. i would especially like to hear from those of you who learned python _before_ these languages. haskell, erlang, ocaml, mozart/oz, rebel, etc. i