tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-496482.post2049946189208653580..comments2024-03-26T03:20:19.840-04:00Comments on For Some Value of "Magic": MisunderstandingsStevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15732819755000554717noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-496482.post-88231069767637795922007-07-18T16:18:00.000-04:002007-07-18T16:18:00.000-04:00Well at least is true that languages like Python o...Well at least is true that languages like Python or Ruby are specially suited for small programs. <BR/><BR/> I mean they are as good (we'd say better) than Java and company at writing large applications, but they kick their behind into oblivion in the small applications department.<BR/><BR/>Looking at the glass half full of water, I'd say we have won half the battle.<BR/><BR/>What really amuses me is that they call python simple, when it is capable of grater code acrobatics (acodebatics?) than Visual Basic (.NET!!) where I feel restricted and limited.<BR/><BR/>Yet I have to admit that VB.NET is not at all simple, doing even the most basic things feels like fighting an octopus underwater in a cheesy 50's comic. <BR/><BR/>Python is simple and allows complex things, enterprisey languages are complex so they only allow simple things. That is my motto.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-496482.post-53554780117491012782007-07-17T23:54:00.000-04:002007-07-17T23:54:00.000-04:00It seems as if she asks Kevin Schmidt from Sun a q...It seems as if she asks Kevin Schmidt from Sun a question about Java not being dynamic enough, then allows an answer on a different topic - Agile methodology.<BR/>Sloppy journalism.<BR/><BR/>- Paddy.Paddy3118https://www.blogger.com/profile/06899509753521482267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-496482.post-26538715511531537012007-07-17T11:30:00.000-04:002007-07-17T11:30:00.000-04:00I certainly didn't give her *that* piece of misinf...I certainly didn't give her *that* piece of misinformation. It must have come from another camp. Nor did I get a chance to check the article before publication.<BR/><BR/>And she misspelled my name (even though we'd exchanged email). Sloppy.David Goodgerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06673699859175469861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-496482.post-90713327581747743612007-07-17T11:16:00.000-04:002007-07-17T11:16:00.000-04:00Hmm, they don't even seem to have a "comments" are...Hmm, they don't even seem to have a "comments" area. Drat.<BR/><BR/>The one drawback to becoming a Pythonista is the heartburn you get seeing common wisdom like this repeated. <BR/><BR/>In my experience, the larger a project is, the more important readability and organization becomes...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12229578427522022392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-496482.post-67572203948445004362007-07-17T11:14:00.000-04:002007-07-17T11:14:00.000-04:00Well the preception is misleading. But you know ev...Well the preception is misleading. But you know every cloud has a silver lining. For those of us that use Python and know its power regardless of project size, it gives us the edge. Hate to use the term but Python my just be the Trade Secret that good developers keep in thier back pocket.<BR/><BR/>And that ain't all bad!Tucanae Serviceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11935170696138248693noreply@blogger.com