[Coco] Python on the CoCo 3?

[Jim Hickle]

--- Roger Taylor <operator at coco3.com> wrote:


> At 06:30 PM 5/22/2008, you wrote:

> >Here's something I saw that you guys might think

> about. I haven't 

> >really looked in to it considering I haven't the

> motivation, much 

> >less the hardware to do it on.

> >

> >Who cares about Java... Why not Python?

> >

>

><http://freshmeat.net/projects/tinypy/?branch_id=74524&release_id=278203>

> >

> >-M.

> 

> 

> Hopefully they will either rename the language or

> another will derive 

> from it.  To me the name Python sounds a little

> immature for a 

> language title, just like Ruby which I assume was

> named to attempt to 

> steal some of the Perl audience.  I'm just

> rambling... who knows 

> where these names come from.

> 

> And just to be fair, I'm sure my CCASM assembler

> sounds like an old 

> mid 70's horror film.  :)

> 

> 


Among the languages I've actually used, the best name
is AWK. When you consider my skills as a programmer,
though, a better name might be "ACK!".