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tonys1110 was one of the first to tell us that Python[?] 1.6 Final has been released unto the world. They've got a bit about the license, and of course, the obligatory "What's New".
This is great news! Python is my favorite programming language to date. It all of my favorite features that are in other languages.
For those of you that don't know much about python, I would encourage you to try it out! Coming from the following languages, here is why I would recommend python:
Java - Python has a class library the size of Java's, its VM starts up faster, and its simpler to write and maintain. Plus, it isn't controlled by Sun!
Perl - Okay, all religious issues aside here. Get real. Perl is a great language, but it has largely been extended beyond its original intent, and is straining to keep up. Python is easier to learn, develop in, and most of all *maintain*. If you have ever looked at another person's Perl code and tried to maintain it, you know what I mean. Perl is cool. Python is cooler. Give it a shot, you can even use Perl style regular expressions!
C++ - Still haven't realized that C++ is a dirty hack eh? No, all kidding aside, C++ is also a great language. Honestly though, I struggle to develop quickly in C++ because I keep running into language barriers. C++ is probably the most widely used OO language next to Java. I for one am sick of managing my own memory. Leave it to the garbage collector thanks =) If you want a really really fast OO application, write it in C++. If you want to develop a OO application really really fast -- choose Python.
C - Ahh, the great C. What a fantastic language. Fast, Fast, Fast! But, not object oriented. Now, I know in the Linux world there are a lot of C lovers, and don't get me wrong, C has many uses. But the world would benefit if people would write their apps in Python. There would be very few memory related bugs! Many times, the development cycle is slowed dramatically by C's tragically painful memory management. Programmers are dumb. We really are. We make silly off by 1 errors, that oftentimes can make a C program leak memory like a swiss cheese bucket. Write in Python. Its *so* much easier, and is perfectly fast for GUIs, and many server applications.
Python, to me, is the language of the future. It is fast, easy to lean, fun to develop in, and is just plain cool.
In other news, the developers of Python have just received a letter from Digital Convergence demanding that they cease and desist making a "device capable of infringing on our IP." Company CEO J. Jovian Philyaw comments: "We really like the open source community, but if we don't defend our IP, we'll lose it! Because programs can be written in Python which utilize our IP, we must put a stop to the language." Unnamed members of the open source community responded with a quote which is not printable but which involved anatomically improbable actions involving goats.
Note: The above is facetious and non factual. Except maybe the bit about the goats.
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I'm trying to teach myself to set people on fire with my mind... Is it hot in here?
Python 2.0b1 also due out today
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This is great news! Python is my favorite programming language to date. It all of my favorite features that are in other languages.
For those of you that don't know much about python, I would encourage you to try it out! Coming from the following languages, here is why I would recommend python:
Java - Python has a class library the size of Java's, its VM starts up faster, and its simpler to write and maintain. Plus, it isn't controlled by Sun!
Perl - Okay, all religious issues aside here. Get real. Perl is a great language, but it has largely been extended beyond its original intent, and is straining to keep up. Python is easier to learn, develop in, and most of all *maintain*. If you have ever looked at another person's Perl code and tried to maintain it, you know what I mean. Perl is cool. Python is cooler. Give it a shot, you can even use Perl style regular expressions!
C++ - Still haven't realized that C++ is a dirty hack eh? No, all kidding aside, C++ is also a great language. Honestly though, I struggle to develop quickly in C++ because I keep running into language barriers. C++ is probably the most widely used OO language next to Java. I for one am sick of managing my own memory. Leave it to the garbage collector thanks =) If you want a really really fast OO application, write it in C++. If you want to develop a OO application really really fast -- choose Python.
C - Ahh, the great C. What a fantastic language. Fast, Fast, Fast! But, not object oriented. Now, I know in the Linux world there are a lot of C lovers, and don't get me wrong, C has many uses. But the world would benefit if people would write their apps in Python. There would be very few memory related bugs! Many times, the development cycle is slowed dramatically by C's tragically painful memory management. Programmers are dumb. We really are. We make silly off by 1 errors, that oftentimes can make a C program leak memory like a swiss cheese bucket. Write in Python. Its *so* much easier, and is perfectly fast for GUIs, and many server applications.
Python, to me, is the language of the future. It is fast, easy to lean, fun to develop in, and is just plain cool.
Note: The above is facetious and non factual. Except maybe the bit about the goats.
I'm trying to teach myself to set people on fire with my mind... Is it hot in here?
That is all.