On Sat, Mar 14, 2009 at 1:49 AM, Kiran Kumar <mkir...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi Vishal, > Here is my personal take on it as far as "bring python closer to > corporate guys" I do not want to change the whole world to use my favorite > programming language instead I will find one who uses it and work for them > *If I really wanted* to develop only in that X language.
I don't want anyone to 'use my favourite language' but I'd like to work with people who have solid reasons for not using it. One of the reasons large outfits don't use 'fringe' languages (like say Haskell or Lisp) is that it's hard to find good pogrammers who are proficient at it. Python and Ruby used to be elements of that fringe but I'm inclined to think that they're moving into the mainstream now. Suits are scared of their programmers leaving them at a critical stage and being unable to find replacements. Productivity and 'cool language' be damned. I need to get the job done and deliver something even if it's crappy code because that's what generates the bottom line. Engineers think differently "WTF! I can do this in 10 lines of Python and it'll have a web interface for free. Why am I even considering using this stone age language?!?!?!" For successfully infiltrating the corporate market, you need to have enough public adherents, trainings, certifications of the language. Suits can't really understand the more subtle aspects of programmer merit. They need tangible things like certificates and articles in business magazines about how language X is the way of the future. So, if you want Python to get there, there's a planned conference *wink* *wink* that you might want to help out with. :) For more details, visit http://wiki.python.org/moin/ProposalForPyConIndia -- ~noufal _______________________________________________ BangPypers mailing list BangPypers@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/bangpypers
