Python in the future

[emile at fenx.com]

Samuel A. Falvo II <kc5tja at garnet.armored.net> wrote in message
news:<slrn8h11t6.u51.kc5tja at garnet.armored.net>...
> In article <390FC76A.59FB5779 at san.rr.com>, Courageous wrote:
> >The error in your reasoning occured when you likened computer
> >programmers to lemming-like consumers who do what everyone
> >else is doing. Since Perl has always had a vastly larger
> >presence than Python, but Python is growing in spite of this,
> >your analogy seems even further mistaken. Two strikes.......
> >
> >But the real question is will Python ever really become a
> >mainstream language. Good question! Time will tell...
> 
> Add to that his claim that "technology doubles ever year" is also incorrect.
> To be more specific, Moore's law states that the performance of
> microprocessor systems double every 18 months (not every year), and refers
> *strictly* to hardware.  It does *NOT* apply to software.  Want proof?
> Windows.

Isn't that where Gates' Law comes into play?

Emile van Sebille
emile at fenx.com


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