why would anyone use python when java is there?

[Stephen Eilert]

gavino escreveu:

> I want to learn to program and I can't seem to pick a direction.  A
> java guy I know makes a lot of $, but a lot of reading I have done
> shows lisp smalltalk and haskell to be really nice, as well as of
> course python.  It seems python is 4/5 way to lisp yet has a lot of
> people using it for practical things.  I also hear that it dominates in
> leaving readable code behind it.  Am I listening to too much marketing
> from non dominant tools?  I hear again and again how java is just
> putrid.  My instict says learn something like scheme but my smal
> experience sees only java people making money.. aggkk!!

You are going in the wrong direction. I've seen lots of "Java guys" in
the business for money. However, they are mediocre programmers and will
always be.

If you are serious about getting a programming career, you should not
be afraid to learn both Java and Python, perhaps C, Ruby, Lisp. They
are tools, and more knowledge never hurts.

For now, there are more Java (and .NET) offers. But things might
change.


Stephen