Trying to decide between PHP and Python

[Tomasz Rola]

On Wed, 5 Jan 2011, Ben Finney wrote:

> > Tomasz Rola <rtomek at ceti.com.pl> writes:

> > Heh. One day, guys, when you have nothing better to do, try writing a
> > parser for Lisp-like language (Common Lisp, Scheme, whatever). After
> > that, do the same with some other language of your preference (Python,
> > Java, whatever). Compare time and code spent...

> Perhaps Lisp is a simpler language to parse than Python.

> Perhaps a machine with only one instruction
> <URL:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_instruction_set_computer> is
> simpler to implement than one with a broader instruction set.

> So what?

So... nothing at all. My intention was to point out that parentheses (or 
rather, simple syntax that is enabled when using them) can give a boost in 
some situations. BTW, my own experience tells me, they are not really as 
bad as some folk tales imply. Of course, there is also esthetic reason - 
some people don't like parentheses, period. I am ok with this. Me, OTOH, I 
have esthetic incompatibility with Perl and to some extent with PHP. No 
problem for me :-).

Regards,
Tomasz Rola

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