Will Open Source Java and PHP5 slowdown or stop the adoption of Python?

[Cliff Wells]

On Tue, 2002-12-10 at 10:38, Jorge Restrepo wrote:
> Hello
> I wonder if the planned specs of php version 5, which will make it
> more object oriented, and a web front end to J2EE apps:
> 
> "Significant performance improvements and a much more complete
> object-oriented programming environment will allow PHP to provide a
> powerful Web front end for enterprise-class .NET and J2EE-based
> applications"
> http://www.theopenenterprise.com/story/TOE20021204S0001/1
> 
> and the approval of Sun for an Open Source Java:
> 
> "JBoss received the green light last week, after Sun told ComputerWire
> that it would allow all of the APIs contained in J2EE 1.4 to be open
> sourced"
> http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/53/28472.html
> 
> Will slow down or even stop the adoption of Python for Web
> applications?
>
> What do you think??

Yes.  That is why everyone here is frantically porting their Python
applications to Java.  Jython was invented to help with this task.


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Cliff Wells, Software Engineer
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