Roy Smith wrote: > I'm working on a product which for a long time has had a Perl binding for > our remote access API. A while ago, I wrote a Python binding on my own, > chatted it up a bit internally, and recently had a (large) customer enquire > about getting access to it. > > I asked for permission to distribute the Python binding, and after a few > weeks of winding its way through the corporate bureaucracy I got an email > from a product manager who wants to meet with me to "understand the market > demand for Python API before we commercialize it". > > Can anybody suggest some good material I can give to him which will help > explain what Python is and why it's a good thing, in a way that a > marketing/product management person will understand?
You might point out that Perl is really dragging its feet on a next major release (what's it been, like 5 years?), which is almost certainly undoing some of its FUD power. Therefore, it would be a good idea for your company to invest in some alternatives to Perl sooner than later. Carl Banks -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
