Matlab vs Python (was RE: Discussion: Introducing new operators f
bjorn at roguewave.com.bbs
bjorn at roguewave.com.bbs
Mon Jul 17 14:10:02 EDT 2000
Charles Boncelet wrote:
>
> (Huaiyu Zhu wrote a proposal for adding special linear algebra
> operator to Python)
>
> This proposal has been dismissed by many on this list (my
> paraphrasing)
> "because we don't want to pollute Python with new symbols/syntax
> for just one problem domain." Some have dismissed linear algebra
> as a small domain at that.
>
> Let's get some facts (yes, I know we are not supposed to let facts
> interfere with our arguments on usenet):
[severe case of non sequitur snipped]
Perl, C++, Visual Basic, Java, and probably also Tcl are all more
popular than Python. Are you suggesting we should add their special
syntaxes/quirks just because a lot of people know them?
hrmph!
-- bjorn
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