A Conversation with Steve Bourne, Eric Allman, and Bryan Cantrill download mp3

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• Mark McWiggins | Mon, 16 Mar 2009 06:51:03 UTC

  Thanks for the articles ... Regarding Python: the attraction of Python has nothing to do with the formatting and everything to do with its being a language that can be made to perform acceptably for a wide range of applications (with the use of Cython in performance-critical pieces, possibly) and yet require only 1/10 to 1/5 the number of lines of code required to get the same work done in C++ or Java or C#. The business case for Python or Ruby (or possibly others, but these seem to be the two most widely deployed right now) becomes ever more compelling. The VP who want 80-hour weeks could get the same work in an 8-hour or 16-hour week by changing from C++ to Python!

• Dave Bone | Fri, 05 Dec 2008 22:22:40 UTC

  Enjoyed the banter on programming and here's mine: What's your take on Literate programming? My mumbles are: Programming demands multi-media to reclue u into your code thoughts that seems to have an alzeheimer's effect on the author. How many time's has your own code revisits demanded comprehensive rebuild-ups? Imagine audio accompanying your code snippets along with other visuals...;}