I'd go with python as the default language for anything that doesn't require speed or access to the metal. For a beginner, python has the bonus that indentation is part of the syntax. For speed, one can use C, fortran, java, C++ or assembly. For access to the metal, one can use C, C++ or assembly. With the right kind of linker tricks, I suspect one could also use fortran. At my current job, I program in C and assembly for AVRs. My first program here was in python. It replaced a venerable perl program. The venerable wouldn't run after a perl interpreter update. Defaults aside, the choice of language can be strongly influenced by the additives available. Some of my current python code uses a serial IO library and a GUI library. Without them, I might have chosen differently. Perl is noted for having lots of additives available. -- Michael hennebry@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx "Pessimist: The glass is half empty. Optimist: The glass is half full. Engineer: The glass is twice as big as it needs to be." -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines
