Re: Tcl vs. Python

Cameron Laird <claird@lairds.us> wrote:
> In article <433aaabd$0$3622$9b536df3@news.fv.fi>,
> Kristoffer Lawson <setok@fishpool.com> wrote:
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> >> 4) Most common mistakes in code
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> >Not likely to be much difference.
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> I think Tcl programmers code errors more often and more predictably.
> In very crude terms, Tcl emphasizes simplicity and regularity, even
> in cases where many programmers have trouble thinking simply, while
> Python puts surprise-avoidance at the top of its list of design
> criteria.

Actually, this is true. I've seen some really cryptic errors in Perl at
least. Tcl's error-handling is pretty straightforward.

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