Absolutely absurd article.<div><br></div><div>Lines of code as a metic?<span></span><br><br>On Tuesday, June 26, 2012, Martin Chiteri  wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
I agree with what @Gisho and @Brian say. Sometimes (actually most of the times) it is immaterial what language you use. Your skill / experience with it / them and the tools available make a larger difference. The problem set approached may also be an important factor. <div>

<br></div><div>What I found interesting is the kind of reaction the article sparked among the PERL zealots [ <a href="http://reliscore.com/blog/why-every-programmer-should-learn-python-or-ruby/" target="_blank">http://reliscore.com/blog/why-every-programmer-should-learn-python-or-ruby/</a> ]. It would have been amusing to see something similar on this list. :P</div>

<div><div><br></div><div>Martin.<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Jun 26, 2012 at 4:08 PM, gisho <span dir="ltr">&lt;<a href="javascript:_e({}, &#39;cvml&#39;, &#39;gichuhie@gmail.com&#39;);" target="_blank">gichuhie@gmail.com</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br>
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<br clear="all"><span style="font-size:12px"><div><font face="&#39;courier new&#39;, monospace">i don&#39;t want to get into this but python delivers whats written on the tin (having coded with java/c#/vb/php/c++) <br></font></div>



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<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Jun 26, 2012 at 4:02 PM, Brian Ngure <span dir="ltr">&lt;<a href="javascript:_e({}, &#39;cvml&#39;, &#39;brian@pixie.co.ke&#39;);" target="_blank">brian@pixie.co.ke</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br>
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<div>Sigh, not again <img src="cid:329@goomoji.gmail" style="margin:0 0.2ex;vertical-align:middle" goomoji="329"><br></div><div><br></div><div>In any language, the problems that normally arise are usually PEBKAC. Bad coding, bad decisions, etc...</div>



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<div><br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Jun 26, 2012 at 3:42 PM, Martin Chiteri <span dir="ltr">&lt;<a href="javascript:_e({}, &#39;cvml&#39;, &#39;martin.chiteri@gmail.com&#39;);" target="_blank">martin.chiteri@gmail.com</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br>




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<a href="http://www.coderbuzz.com/discussion/4/why-every-programmer-should-learn-python-or-ruby" target="_blank">http://www.coderbuzz.com/discussion/4/why-every-programmer-should-learn-python-or-ruby</a><br>
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</blockquote></div><br><br clear="all"><br></div></div><span><font color="#888888">-- <br><div>Regards<br></div><div><br></div><div>Brian Ngure</div><br>
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