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Re:Just why did people start using Python anyway? by davidw on Thursday October 09, 2008 @02:44PM (#328120)
I think if you want to talk about advantages though, with Fortran you're going to want to talk about the speed, not the brevity. Ruby is quite poky by comparison.
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Re:Just why did people start using Python anyway? by hugh on Thursday October 09, 2008 @03:59PM (#328192)
Oh, for sure, but I'd hate to get drawn into the world's Nth general discussion of the advantages and disadvantages of programming languages. That would be dull.
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Re:Just why did people start using Python anyway? by davidw on Thursday October 09, 2008 @04:18PM (#328209)
Actually, compared to batty discussions of economics or "politics!!!!!!", it's kind of soothing.
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