Hi, That sould keep me from catching you off topic posters for a while. <grin> Jim James D Homme, , Usability Engineering, Highmark Inc., james.homme@xxxxxxxxxxxx, 412-544-1810 "It's more important for me to start to do the right thing than it is to wait until I think I can do it just right." "rrdinger" <rrdinger@olypen. com> To Sent by: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx programmingblind- cc bounce@freelists. org Subject Re: Python experiences was Re: Fruit basket program in Boo, Other 10/22/2007 03:38 Script Langs PM Please respond to programmingblind@ freelists.org Hello Jim, The link Jamal posted for wikipedia gives a better explaination than I could. Also follow the link to programming by contract near the end in "see also" for more details. Richard ----- Original Message ----- From: <james.homme@xxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, October 22, 2007 11:28 AM Subject: Re: Python experiences was Re: Fruit basket program in Boo, Other Script Langs > Hi Richard, > What does this mean in english? > > Thanks. > > Jim > > James D Homme, , Usability Engineering, Highmark Inc., > james.homme@xxxxxxxxxxxx, 412-544-1810 > > "It's more important for me to start to do the right thing than it is to > wait until I think I > can do it just right." > > > > > > "rrdinger" > <rrdinger@olypen. > com> To > Sent by: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > programmingblind- cc > bounce@freelists. > org Subject > Re: Python experiences was Re: > Fruit basket program in Boo, Other > 10/22/2007 01:10 Script Langs > PM > > > Please respond to > programmingblind@ > freelists.org > > > > > > > One more thing in the advantage column: > > Python, like many other languages, supports assertions. I am a strong > advocate of the "Programming as contract" concept as introduced by > Bertrand > > Meyer in the late 1980's in the Eiffel language. Python supports that > notion, which can help ensure program correctness. > > Richard > > __________ > View the list's information and change your settings at > //www.freelists.org/list/programmingblind > > > > __________ > View the list's information and change your settings at > //www.freelists.org/list/programmingblind > > __________ View the list's information and change your settings at //www.freelists.org/list/programmingblind __________ View the list's information and change your settings at //www.freelists.org/list/programmingblind