Re: [TCLUG:21269] Beginning - Language Perl or Python?

[jack@jacku.com]

Well said! [Of course the first programs I got paid to write were in 6502 machine code. Nasty little, and I mean little (8K including data!), programs.] 

On the topic at hand. I've done a little work in both languages. The advantage Python has is the CP4E project that Guido [Von Rossum, python inventor] has started. It stands for "Computer Programming for Everyone". The goal is to make Python the prefered language for teaching beginning programming. One "unofficial" step on that road is the book "Learning Python" I haven't used it myself but the consensus is that its a great book with a lot of good code. Its an O'Reilly and it has a mouse on the cover.

What ever you decide, good luck!
Jack

On Wed, 13 September 2000, Philip C Mendelsohn wrote:

> 
> Start with assembler.  Pay your dues.  I guarantee anything else will seem
> easy afterwards.  (This is from the "if it doesn't kill you it will make
> you stronger" school of thought. ;)
> 
> Phil M
> 
> On Wed, 13 Sep 2000, Cook, Justin S. wrote:
> 
> > java bad, c/c++/insert any other language here, good.
> > </shot_at_java>
> > 
> > Justin Cook
> > Themes.org Staff
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> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: <Nick.T.Reinking@supervalu.com>
> > To: <tclug-list@mn-linux.org>
> > Sent: Wednesday, September 13, 2000 12:25 PM
> > Subject: Re: [TCLUG:21269] Beginning - Language Perl or Python?
> > 
> > 
> > > I learned to program in Perl, and it is by far my favorite
> > > language - but I don't know if I would recommend it to start out.
> > >
> > > Sure, there are some fantastic books (Camel book, Learning Perl),
> > > but I've found that I'm somewhat spoiled on it, making it very
> > > difficult for me to easily program in other languages.  Really powerful
> > > things you can do in perl (like a hash of hashes) are much harder to
> > > do in other languages.  I'd recommend learning Java first, so you know
> > > a "real" programming language - and then move onto Perl.
> > >
> > > Nick
> > >
> > >
> > 
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