Is python worth learning as a second language?
Nick Craig-Wood
nick at craig-wood.com
Mon Mar 9 08:30:03 EDT 2009
ZikO <zebik at op.pl> wrote:
> I am a C++ programmer and I am thinking of learning something else
> because I know second language might be very helpful somehow. I have
> heard a few positive things about Python but I have never writen any
> single line in python so I do not know this language at all.
>
> Do you think python would be good complementary language for C++?
Yes
> Do you think it's worth learning it or let's say try Java?
Jave is basically C++ with the hard bits taken out. I wouldn't
bother.
> and how difficult it would be for me if I know C++ pretty well I
> would say?
Go here
http://www.diveintopython.org/
Download the PDF or buy the book.
You'll be writing your first python program in about 5 minutes!
We use lots of python embedded into our humungous C++ app. Gradually
the dev team has moved from writing C++ to writing python as much of
the time as possible and C++ only when necessary.
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Nick Craig-Wood <nick at craig-wood.com> -- http://www.craig-wood.com/nick
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