why isn't python more popular?

[Steven Adams]

>To me, perl seems very much like a
> wrapper around C with some added functionality.  Python OTOH,
> feels a little closer to Java (which isn't leaps and bounds from
> C either, but more so than perl).

I guess thats to be expected though, since Java's basic idea is everything
in objects, whereas Perl had objects sort of strapped on ... and C isn't OO
either.

Like everyone else here, I feel Python should be more popular, and I think a
key to it becoming that would be if the CP4E program took off. Python is
crutially easier to read (in general) since you don't have to worry about
the $,&,* and other symbols.

I've found Python more rewarding, especially in the short term. You can
rough up a program for some task, and then its easy to chain it together
with something else if you need to - you don't have the header files C has,
and you don't have to do everything in a class like Java - or wait to
compile it - well, I guess you do really.

Tried Perl before I heard of Python, those Perl books are currently
languishing at the far end of the shelf.


But frankly, Python just sounds so much more macho ;)

Steven

"sp00fd" <sp00fdNOspSPAM at yahoo.com.invalid> wrote in message
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> I'm glad that you're going to stick with it, I know I will.  The
> only frustrating part is (although I'm a Unix SA, occassionally
> I think I might like a job in development), I hardly ever see
> jobs for python programmers.  Lately, it's been getting a little
> better, mostly jobs saying "Perl or Python experience", but to
> me that means you're basically writing shell scripts (due to the
> fact that they don't care which language, and obviously aren't
> into harnessing the power of python).  Also, I take offense to
> Python (or even Perl really) often being synonymous with CGI.
> I'd love to program python for a living, and I have nothing
> against websites, I've even written a few
> (http://members.home.com/m.v.wilson), but it's not "real"
> programming as far as I'm concerned *duck*.