Received: with LISTAR (v1.0.0; list gopher); Thu, 17 Jan 2002 15:01:00 -0500 (EST) Return-Path: Delivered-To: gopher@complete.org Received: from cmailg7.svr.pol.co.uk (cmailg7.svr.pol.co.uk [195.92.195.177]) by pi.glockenspiel.complete.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id ACC7E3B833 for ; Thu, 17 Jan 2002 15:00:54 -0500 (EST) Received: from modem-3481.snake.dialup.pol.co.uk ([62.137.125.153] helo=cloaked.freeserve.co.uk) by cmailg7.svr.pol.co.uk with esmtp (Exim 3.13 #0) id 16RIiN-0000Q6-00 for gopher@complete.org; Thu, 17 Jan 2002 20:00:47 +0000 Received: from cloaked.freeserve.co.uk ([127.0.0.1] ident=markj) by cloaked.freeserve.co.uk with esmtp (Exim 3.12 #1 (Debian)) id 16RIYp-0000ML-00 for ; Thu, 17 Jan 2002 19:50:55 +0000 From: MJ Ray To: gopher@complete.org Subject: [gopher] Re: Gopher thoughts In-Reply-To: Message from John Goerzen of "Thu, 17 Jan 2002 10:51:11 EST." <20020117105111.62c72332.jgoerzen@complete.org> References: <3C4493E0.D60E4C67@sympatico.ca> <87sn96qpn9.fsf@complete.org> <3C45D06E.74FB8A34@sympatico.ca> <20020117105111.62c72332.jgoerzen@complete.org> Date: Thu, 17 Jan 2002 19:50:55 +0000 Message-Id: X-archive-position: 361 X-listar-version: Listar v1.0.0 Sender: gopher-bounce@complete.org Errors-to: gopher-bounce@complete.org X-original-sender: markj@cloaked.freeserve.co.uk Precedence: bulk Reply-to: gopher@complete.org List-help: List-unsubscribe: List-software: Listar version 1.0.0 X-List-ID: Gopher List-subscribe: List-owner: List-post: List-archive: X-list: gopher > Well, I suggested Python for several reasons: > 1. A lot of framework is already done. > 2. There are no buffer overflow issues to worry about. > 3. It's fast to write such a thing in Python. I suggested a Lisp family language (Scheme in my case) for the exact same reasons, so I don't quite understand your differential. Of course, Lisps also provide you with hygenic macros and other powerful tools which I think are still absent from current common Pythons(?) but these may not be useful in this case. Do we really care? Just give us more interesting gopher servers powering more interesting gopher sites ;-) -- MJR