Re: Article of interest: Python pros/cons for the enterprise

On Feb 20, 8:58 am, Tim Chase <python.l...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
You Used Python to Write WHAT?
http://www.cio.com/article/185350

"""
Furthermore, the power and expressivity that Python offers means
that it may require more skilled developers.
[...down to the summary...]
Python may not be an appropriate choice if you:
[...]
* Rely on teams of less-experienced programmers. These
developers may benefit from the wider availability of training
for languages like Java and are less likely to make mistakes with
a compile-time, type-checked language.
"""

Oh noes! You might need competent programmers that actually
understand what they're doing!

(they might even have to write testing code to make sure their
code works as intended...it's a good thing that Python includes
unittest and doctest modules in the stock install)

Sigh. Any programmer that can overcome the hurdles of learning
Java or C# can quickly/easily pick up Python as long as they're
willing to unlearn some bad habits.


C++ is a compile-time, type-checked language, which means it is
totally safer for newbies than Python. Yep, your big company is
totally safe with newbie C++ programmers.


Carl Banks
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