Python is to C as letters are to words.

[r holland]

My nine word description of the python language.

 

[Gary Herron]

My nine word description of the python language.

Huh ... Either you've got that backward, or I completely misunderstand
what you're trying to say?

 

[Paul McGuire]

Huh ... Either you've got that backward, or I completely misunderstand
what you're trying to say?

Maybe Gary meant "letters" like when I write a letter to my wife, it is
composed of words, so words are building blocks which one uses to compose
letters. ?

Just kidding, it's a good intention.

-- Paul
(Just looking for a little levity on c.l.py today... Everyone is getting so
*serious*!)

 

[Neuruss]

My nine word description of the python language.

Huh? I guess you mean:
"C is to Python as letters are to words"
or
"Python is to C as words are to letters"

Am I right?

 

[David Pokorny]

Yes! I totally agree. One of Python's hats is "the ultimate C scripting
language."
On this note, has anyone written something along the lines of "Companion to
the C Python implementation"? Source code comments are great, but there is
so much more that one could say about the theory, big ideas, the creative
solutions that people came up with, etc...

David

 

[Rene Pijlman]

Paul McGuire:

Maybe Gary meant "letters" like when I write a letter to my wife,

Do you think he meant performance? How often do you write letters to your
wife, and how long does it take you?

 

[Paul McGuire]

Paul McGuire:

Do you think he meant performance? How often do you write letters to your
wife, and how long does it take you?

Let's leave "performance" out of this!!

-- Paul

 

[Michael Sparks]

David Pokorny wrote:
....

On this note, has anyone written something along the lines of
"Companion to the C Python implementation"?

Certainly would've helped at the weekend... ;-)


Michael.
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