Is Python Dead? Long Live Python!

[Kemp Randy-W18971]

I mentioned in a previous listing that someone else on the list made that
statement, and I was raising a question, given that the information was
true.  But I also have my doubts.  PHP is also competing for the market with
JSP, ASP, and Cold Fusion, and you can run JSP (with Tomcat) and ASP (with
Win doze and IIS) for nothing.  Ruby is still mainly used in Japan, and not
outside that country. There is a good test of how popular something is.
Walk into a big book store that carries technical books (Border's is an
example in the US), or a web outlet like www.amazon.com.  Count how many
books are on a topic: Perl, Java, Python, Ruby, PHP, ASP, etc.  It may not
be foolproof, but it is a good start. And yes -- I am a big Python fan, even
though I don't get a chance to use it as frequently as others on this list.

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From: philh at comuno.freeserve.co.uk [mailto:philh at comuno.freeserve.co.uk]
Sent: Wednesday, July 11, 2001 4:33 PM
To: python-list at python.org
Subject: Re: Is Python Dead? Long Live Python!


On Wed, 11 Jul 2001 21:40:53 +0200, Jürgen A. Erhard
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>>>>>> "Kemp" =3D=3D Kemp Randy-W18971 <Randy.L.Kemp at motorola.com> writes:
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>    Kemp> So an interesting question is raised.
>
>Is it?
>
>    Kemp> If PHP and Ruby are gaining acceptance because they address
>    Kemp> business needs, what needs to be done to carry Python in
>    Kemp> that direction?
>
>*If*!  We can debate to no end whether PHP and Ruby are gaining
>acceptance, in business circles.
>
>And PHP and Ruby are quite different beasts.

PHP is very popular in open source projects. Ruby less so.


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## Philip Hunt ## philh at comuno.freeserve.co.uk ##