[Edu-sig] java vs. python....

[Jason Cunliffe]

> what could be my guidelines so that at least i can convince them to use
> python... though i'm a certified pythoniac... i really need resources to
> convince my colleagues...

http://www.python.org/Quotes.html

Jython
http://www.jython.org/
http://www.onjava.com/pub/a/onjava/2002/03/27/jython.html
http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/python/2002/04/11/jythontips.html
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/jythoness/
http://www.ssec.wisc.edu/~billh/visad.html

Comparing Python to Other Languages [Guido van Rossum]
http://python.org/doc/essays/comparisons.html

Python vs. Java
http://trident.mcs.kent.edu/~arvind/graduate-reports/jzhu.html

A subjective analysis of two high-level, object-oriented languages
Comparing Python to Java
http://www.python-eggs.org/links.html

Thinking in Python
http://www.mindview.net/Books/Python/ThinkingInPython.html
Python 9: Interview with Bruce Eckel
After mastering the complexities of C++ and Java -and making them easy to grasp
for thousands of programmers- Bruce Eckel has moved on to Python. He describes
the language and its strengths in light of his experience with other languages
and tools.
Dr. Dobbs Technetcast [RealVideo stream]
http://technetcast.ddj.com/tnc_play.ram?mode=compact&stream_id=466&stream_type=5
&clip_start=&clip_end=&style=

Zope
http://www.zope.org/

Resources
http://www.vex.net/parnassus/
http://py.vaults.ca/~x/parnassus/apyllo.py/126307487
More Resources [links on a single page]
http://www.python-eggs.org/links.html

eGenix.com mx BASE Package:
http://www.egenix.com/files/python/index.html

Why I Promote Python
by Paul Prescod
http://www.oreilly.com/news/prescod_0300.html

Google's Gaffe by Paul Prescod April 24, 2002
Extended discussion
"...Later I will show a way to declare the types strongly and statically enough
to satisfy the most ardent Java or C# masochist"
http://www.xml.com/pub/a/2002/04/24/google.html

hth
./Jason