[cumbria_lug] To Python, or not to Python?

[Dave Murphy]

On Fri, 10 Apr 2009 17:34:38 +0100
Trevor Pearson <trevor at haven.demon.co.uk> wrote:

> Anyway, I guess that the only sensible thing to say in reply to Rosie's
> question is yes Python, why not ?

+1, but as you quite rightly say, it applies to any language. Learning
something, anything, new is good.

> Is there really a need for all these languages ?  could we just settle
> for having a couple, you know, one for quick scripts, one for longer and
> more complicated scripts and a heavy-duty compiled behemoth for the
> 'big' jobs?

...but learning one or two languages to the point of being able to be
productive quickly and easily when required (i.e. when someone's paying
you) is better that trying everything out for the sake of it. From that
perspective Perl, Python and Ruby win out over Erlang, Lisp etc.
(unless, of course, you're specialising in a field where those
languages are prevalent - in web  work they're not)

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