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From: Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid>
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Subject: Re: Python (was Re: I did not inhale)
Date: Mon, 30 Sep 2024 22:10:22 -0000 (UTC)
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On Mon, 30 Sep 2024 20:04:54 -0000 (UTC), Bozo User wrote:

> On 2024-08-21, Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> wrote:
>
>> On Wed, 21 Aug 2024 09:26:41 +0200, David Brown wrote:
>>
>>> And you don't need to know anything about Linux, UNIX or POSIX to
>>> program in C.
>>
>> I think the point has been made on comp.lang.c more than once, that C
>> without POSIX can be a very dull language indeed ...
> 
> ... you can do a lot with C99.

Up to a point. This is the thing: every once in a while, a discussion 
about some supposed C feature will founder on the discovery that it is 
actually a POSIX feature, not available with standard C on non-POSIX 
platforms.

Hang around comp.lang.c for a month or so, and you’ll see what I mean.

> Albeit I prefer Elisp and Common Lisp.

I use lots of languages, including C and JavaScript. I use Elisp to 
customize Emacs, and Python for lots of other things. I have even dabbled 
with Smalltalk.