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Deep_Feelings
python got relatively fewer numbers of developers than other high
level languages like .NET , java .. etc why ?
level languages like .NET , java .. etc why ?
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Chris Rebert
We lack Sun and Microsoft's massive marketing departments.
Cheers,
Chris
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MRAB
Deep_Feelings said:
Fewer needed?
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Gary Herron
Deep_Feelings said:
Perhaps because we value QUALITY over QUANTITY ...
Gary Herron
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Esam Qanadeely
We lack Sun and Microsoft's massive marketing departments.
Cheers,
Chris
--http://blog.rebertia.com
any technical reasons ??
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Benjamin Kaplan
Not really. It's mostly because of the lack of marketing departments
and pieces of paper to placate business majors (what Microsoft and Sun
call "certification")
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r
Ugh? Well maybe if you put some deep_thoughts into this conundrum you
may reveal the answer to your self. Python is an interpreted
"scripting", "glue", and "sys administation" language. As long as Java
can be complied strait to machine code and constantly run light years
faster than Python Java will always win in this area. But who cares,
Python is not meant for writing OS's or 3D games of the year, and i am
quite happy it is made to be that way. Python will never be as popular
as C, Java, etc for all these reasons. And since your chances of
making a living writing Java code verses Python code are absolute,
then of course that is where the pros will go.
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Stefan Behnel
r said:
I think you meant "compared" here.
Stefan
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Esam Qanadeely
who cares if a language is compiled or interpreted as long as it runs
and perform the function.
second thing is : even if java is faster than python , unless you are
making performance critical operations : who cares? computers are
getting faster all the time and languages like python or ruby are fast
enough.
any comment ?
and perform the function.
second thing is : even if java is faster than python , unless you are
making performance critical operations : who cares? computers are
getting faster all the time and languages like python or ruby are fast
enough.
any comment ?
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Esam Qanadeely
i meant fast enough for most (but not all) applications
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Esam Qanadeely
you know when you go to forums and compare the number of posts and
topics ,and you know when you google and compare the number of results
..NET= i meant all .NET languages
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r
Oh, and why on god's green would you ever compare Java (*puke*) and
Python in the same breath? You say Python is a "high-level-language"?
Well sir, i say Python is a "super-high-level-language" that
approaches pseudo code simplicity *but* stays far enough away from it
so as not to be scorched by it's asinine synonymous quirks.
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Chris Withers
Esam said:
What? You mean like Python? ;-)
Google IronPython ya troll...
Chris
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OdarR
excellent answer. LOL.
Olivier
S
sturlamolden
Because we are better, so fewer are needed.
S
Steven D'Aprano
Python programmers are the elite. The elite are always fewer than the
masses.
C
Charles Yeomans
Many developers suffer from performance anxiety.
Charles Yeomans
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r
On Aug 28, 10:36 am, (e-mail address removed) wrote:
(snip)
Yes probably have since you can write Ruby code that almost mimics
Python code, well except for that annoying "end" statement. But i
think Ruby attracts more perl-heads and lispers anyhow. And i really
doubt we want to caterer to that bunch *wink*.
I shudder when i imagine a world without Python's simplistic beauty,
it is a very scary thought...
(snip)
Yes probably have since you can write Ruby code that almost mimics
Python code, well except for that annoying "end" statement
. But ithink Ruby attracts more perl-heads and lispers anyhow. And i really
doubt we want to caterer to that bunch *wink*.
I shudder when i imagine a world without Python's simplistic beauty,
it is a very scary thought...
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Aahz
Cite? I mean, I'm sure it's not zero, but "a number" implies quite a bit
more than zero, which I'm inclined to doubt without good evidence.
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paul
Besides the marketing argument, python never had a "hype".Deep_Feelings said:
Both PHP and ruby(Rails to be precise) got widespread because they could
at one point do "one" thing better than the competition. From there
on, they had more ressources (developer time) and grew fast and beyond
the original problem domain. Now you can write GUI apps in PHP, great!
cheers
Paul