I'm a python addict !

[J Kenneth King]

J Kenneth King <james at agentultra.com> writes:

> Linuxguy123 <linuxguy123 at gmail.com> writes:
>
>> I just started using python last week and I'm addicted.
>>
>> I hate Perl.  I never did learn to use it with any competence.  I has to
>> be the most obfuscated, cryptic language I've ever seen.  Making it
>> "object oriented" only makes it worse !
>> .. <snip> ..
>
> I program full-time in Python, so I share your excitement and
> enthusiasm. But bashing Perl like that doesn't make you sound very
> smart. I'm probably one of the very few Python programmers who came from
> (and still occassionally) use Perl. I've written non-trivial programs in
> it and from my experience I can tell you that it's actually a great
> language. The Moose object system is well beyond Python's class
> system. But I guess you wouldn't know that.
>
> So yay for Python, but don't get in the habit of criticising that which
> you do not know.

I just realized this might become flame-bait. Please disregard the
flamey bits. :(