Well, the article itself does not have "hard" numbers to support their premises. There is an example here [ http://norvig.com/python-lisp.html ], for starters.
Martin.
On 6/26/12, Rad! <conradakunga@gmail.com> wrote:
> Absolutely absurd article.
>
> Lines of code as a metic?
>
> On Tuesday, June 26, 2012, Martin Chiteri wrote:
>>
>> 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.
>>
>> What I found interesting is the kind of reaction the article sparked among
>> the PERL zealots
>> [ http://reliscore.com/blog/why-every-programmer-should-learn-python-or-ruby/ ].
>> It would have been amusing to see something similar on this list. :P
>>
>> Martin.
>>
>> On Tue, Jun 26, 2012 at 4:08 PM, gisho <gichuhie@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> i don't want to get into this but python delivers whats written on the
>>> tin (having coded with java/c#/vb/php/c++)
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Tue, Jun 26, 2012 at 4:02 PM, Brian Ngure <brian@pixie.co.ke> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Sigh, not again 
>>>>
>>>> In any language, the problems that normally arise are usually PEBKAC.
>>>> Bad coding, bad decisions, etc...
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Tue, Jun 26, 2012 at 3:42 PM, Martin Chiteri
>>>> <martin.chiteri@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> http://www.coderbuzz.com/discussion/4/why-every-programmer-should-learn-python-or-ruby
>>>>>
>>>>> Martin.
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