Christopher Koppler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: ... > >> > What makes such companies to choose Java over dynamic, productive > >> > languages like Python? Are there any viable, technical reasons > >> > for that? ... > >> There is a reason very important to major companies. When you leave > >> that company, there will be a *long* line of Java programmers > >> waiting to take your place. > > > > IMO learning Python is a matter of few days for Java programmer. > > True, but learning to *think* in Python takes a while longer. That static > straitjacket takes some time to loosen...
Yes to both: learning, particularly with Jython (so one keeps using already-known Java libraries), is quite fast -- the full benefits take more time to develop, although even using Python less than ideally can already be faster. But for a company to convince itself that the investment is small and the benefits accrue rapidly -- and keep accruing in the long term -- can still be quite a leap of faith. Alex -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
