Python fot medium/large size projects

[Cameron Laird]

In article <3ED73E93.90D59FF0 at engcorp.com>,
Peter Hansen  <peter at engcorp.com> wrote:
>Rosinger wrote:
>> 
>> In your opinion, how suitable is Python for medium to large projects?
>> By this I mean around 15 developers, where a framework is built and
>> developers can build code based on it.
>> 
>> I don't want to ask specific questions, so not to bind the discussion
>> to a specific topic. Any opinion will be appreciated.
>
>Python is arguably one of the most capable languages around for this kind 
>of environment.  My group, currently down to ten, has been as high as
>about 15 Python-only developers, working on a project with (as of now)
>something like 100K lines of code.  
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When I pretend I'm a C programmer--OK, it's not pretense--my
reaction to this is, "Your people can only handle 10,000 LOC
each!?"

This deserves a response I don't think I can articulate now.
Briefly, my guess is that Peter's ten people manage a LOT of
"function points".
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