How to sell Python ( and OpenSoruce )

[Jeff Bauer]

RickZ wrote:
> I'd like to get my employer to add Python to its "approved" list
> of development tools, too. But which Python? It's an extra
> handicap to say, "Well, the language now is changing constantly
> in ways that will potentially break what we develop now.

I've been writing Python code since 1995 and haven't had
to change anything related to the language through 4 major
releases.  Most of my code changes have been related to 
environments or interfaces (e.g. PostgreSQL -> MySQL).

> I've personally become sold on OpenSource and its 
> implications. But my employer is a Microsoft Business 
> Partner, and they think they're doing the Right Thing.

Talk about coding standards in a constant state of flux! 
Going from one version to another in Microsoft (VBasic, 
VC++, Foxpro, J++, CE SDK) is like stepping through a 
minefield. In comparison, Python is conservative to 
the point of slothfulness.

don't-bother-to-wake-me-when-we-have-a-new-release-ly y'rs,

Jeff Bauer
Rubicon Research