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I like how you capitalized the Real Programming Languages, as if it is some official definition.

The notion that python isn't real, is just silly.



Of course Python is a Real Language, it exists, etc, yes. But it's not a Real Programming Language.

You see, everyone using python, ruby, perl, php, and other similar platforms - we're not programming, we're just scripting. The difference is so extreme, that, well... if you don't understand, I'm not going to bother explaining.


Sorry, Poe's law kicked-in and I mistakingly downvoted you. I'm very sorry:|


Sorry too - I should have added a sarcasm tag (or, more appropriately, a sarchasm tag).

I've been doing PHP for 16 years (among other things), and have grown tired of the "scripting vs whatever" debates/comments/remarks/jibes/etc over the years. That didn't come across enough in my original post - sorry. :/


(with-devils-advocacy A Real Programming Language is one that can be used (and has been used) to implement its own compiler or interpreter ) That said, by this definition Python qualifies.


Even that isn't a great definition as there have been interpreters for Brainfuck, why probably shouldn't be regarded as a "Real Language", written in Brainfuck:

http://esolangs.org/wiki/Brainfuck#Self-interpreters


I prefer to think the Use Of Capitals to indicate Serious Business was done in the same spirit as on the defunct adequacy.org.




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