Is python not good enough?

[Chris Rebert]

On Wed, Jan 13, 2010 at 1:06 AM, tanix <tanix at mongo.net> wrote:
> In article <53ec94c0-dbdd-4901-a46b-d7faee121e1a at j14g2000yqm.googlegroups.com>, "johan.sanden at gmail.com" <johan.sanden at gmail.com> wrote:
>>On Jan 13, 12:55=A0am, a... at pythoncraft.com (Aahz) wrote:
>>> In article <1b42700d-139a-4653-8669-d4ee2fc48... at r5g2000yqb.googlegroups.=
>>com>,
>>> ikuta liu =A0<ikut... at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> >Is python not good enough? for google, enhance python performance is
>>> >the good way better then choose build Go language?
>>>
>>> It is not at all clear that -- despite some comments to the contrary --
>>> the Go developers are intending to compete with Python. =A0Go seems much
>>> more intended to compete with C++/Java. =A0If they're successful, we may
>>> eventually see GoPython. =A0;-)
>>> --
>>> Aahz (a... at pythoncraft.com) =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 <*> =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0http:/=
>>/www.pythoncraft.com/
>>>
>>> "If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait
>>> until you hire an amateur." =A0--Red Adair
>>
>>GoPython i think would be neat.
>
> Well, as soon as they restore the braces to identify the code
> blocks and provide the functionality of advanced statically
> type languages, such as threads, async processing, all synchronization
> primitives, garbage collection, events and GUI, i'd be willing
> to switch to Python. Some of it is already there. But not all.
>
> Except, before doing it, I'd like to know what Python buys me
> compared to say Java.

The lack of knowledge shown here gives me even less confidence in your
"Goldmine" collections than before.

Cheers,
Chris
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