Subj : Re: do serious programmers have a life?
To   : comp.lang.c++,comp.programming
From : Phlip
Date : Sat Sep 24 2005 04:52 am

C++ and Java suck. Learn TDD and Ruby. You will never look back. And Python
(a competitor to Ruby) is _huge_ in Bioinformatics.

>>I heard of Python but didn't realize until now that it's hugh in
>>Bioinformatics.  I will narrow my focus and stick to a plan and get
>>into Bioinformatics, the plan being scripting languages rather than
>>Database since to become as to a DB Admin requires a lot of experience
>>and skills.

Alan Balmer wrote:

> Ah, keep in mind that this is Philip's opinion, and may not be shared
> by many. Do some more research before committing a lot of time.

Ah, yes of course. The original poster should only pursue opinions that are 
shared by many.

However, in this case a Google for +bioinformatics +python returns 1.2 
_million_ hits. So maybe you should take more care before assuming that 
/all/ of the opinions I spout here are not shared...

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  Phlip
  http://www.greencheese.org/ZeekLand  <-- NOT a blog!!!

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