[Freeciv-Dev] Re: Python?

[Raimar Falke <i-freeciv-lists@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Sun, Nov 23, 2003 at 05:00:56AM -0800, Brandon J. Van Every wrote:
> From: Raimar Falke [mailto:i-freeciv-lists@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> > Brandon J. Van Every wrote:
> >
> > > Python of course sounds much better to the latter than the
> > > former.  I
> > > agree that C++ sucks, make no mistake.  The problem is, for a lot of
> > > problem domains C also sucks.  It is merely a portable assembler.
> >
> > C isn't perfect. Show me the better alternative.
> 
> Of course I am showing you Python.  Whether Python meets your actual
> needs and your perceived needs is a different issue.
> 
> > An alternative is to make yourself comfortable in C. Adding code which
> > handles lists easy. Adding code allows you to easy use a set of bits
> > and so on.
> 
> Really, if you believe that, there's no point trying to sell you on
> Python.  Also, C is not an interpreted language, nor a dynamically typed
> language, so cannot ever impart those benefits.

No news here.

> > > Most people in 2003 do not like C for application development.
> >
> > Is this really a problem of the language?
> 
> Yes, it is.  The Industry Hath Spoken.  Just as 10 years ago, the
> industry decided that C was better than ASM for application development.

You snipped the part "Xconq is bad because it is programmed in C".

        Raimar

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