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Re: [OT] Which scripting language for physicist?



Eray Ozkural writes:
> I told him that python, tcl/tk, or perl would do the job for him, he
> chose python because of the high-quality online docs. However, I'm not
> that sure. I'd like to hear your opinion.

I recommend Python.  I've used Perl quite a bit, and I think Python will be
easier for him to learn, despite the whacky syntacticly significant
whitespace.  I'm not all that impressed by the docs, though.
-- 
John Hasler
john@dhh.gt.org (John Hasler)
Dancing Horse Hill
Elmwood, WI



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