....which is...? Probably minimalism ala Python will contribute to ease of maintainance? :) (I think in fact "ease of maintanance" was really promoted in the special issue of Linux Journal on Python as one of the strength of Python. At least as an engineer, at that time "ease of maintanance" was much more attractive to me than the "object-oriented" advertisement.) Regards, Bill ======================================================================== Henderson, Michael D <michael.d.henderson / lmco.com> wrote: > Peter Hickman wrote: >> There is no correct answer to your question; only choices. > And that choice should be strongly influenced by ease of maintainence.