Re: New to the idea of programming

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=?ISO-8859-1?Q?Arne_Vajh=F8j?= <arne@vajhoej.dk>

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Date:

Fri, 07 Jan 2011 20:26:03 -0500

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On 07-01-2011 08:35, Roedy Green wrote:

On Wed, 5 Jan 2011 20:39:45 -0800 (PST), Thai<thaicares@gmail.com>
wrote, quoted or indirectly quoted someone who said :

I was going to start working with Python but when I asked about development=
on the Android Developers group the response I got back said to try Java. =
Any help suggestions for someone starting unsure if Java or Python should b=
e my path or if tackling both is a good/bad idea Or even suggestions for st=
arting out programming.

Java is more strict. It will teach you better habits and it will be
easier to figure out why your programs are not working. Python is a
sort of sloppy shorthand for quick and dirty rapid prototype
programming. That is an exaggeration, but I do that to make the
difference clear.

Python as being useful for prototyping is one of those
myths that seems very persistent among programmers that
do not program in Python.

I don't think I have ever seen it used that way in real
life.

There is among other a small web site known as Youtube
that is based on Python.

Arne