Re: OT: Why is C so popular?
On Wed, 2003-08-27 at 04:06, Alfredo Valles wrote:
> On Wednesday 27 August 2003 3:59 pm, Ron Johnson wrote:
> > On Wed, 2003-08-27 at 07:15, Peter Hugosson-Miller wrote:
> > > Frank Gevaerts wrote:
> > > > On Wed, Aug 27, 2003 at 01:11:08AM -0500, Alex Malinovich wrote:
> >
> > [snip]
> >
> > > I think we're stuck with C and C++, so why not try to use them as well
> > > as possible, and choose the one you really need depending on what you
> > > want to do...
> >
> > Python!!!!!!!!!! Object oriented, and methods that need speed are
> > wrapped around C.
>
>
> And very very slow too, like any other script language.
One thing I learned a *long* time ago is that even an 80286 is faster
than people typing, reading the screen, moving the mouse, getting a
cup of coffee, etc.
> I like python, there are several techniques to accelerate python (like weave
> and psyco) but for a good speed C is the best.
Don't forget NumPy.
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