I first heard of Python (on a CD cover) back in 1995. I thought, "what is this? Python? Forget about it!"
Back then, I was a huge fan of the Delphi (Object Pascal) language, and had immense respect for the C/C++ family. 1997 I got seriously into C++ programming, and thought, "could anything be cooler than this? Nope!" I was a late Java starter, but once the fad caught on, Java it was, and Java it should be! Java would be forever! Passing through various other languages, Python reappears in 2000. I even don't remember in what context, but I started to use Python for serious work in 2001. Now, six years later, I use Python for about 70-80% of all my work (the remainder being Ruby and C/C++). I'm now having the policy: "If it's doable in Python, I'll use Python". This unassuming scripting language has beaten heavy-weights like Java, C++, etc, and this without any serious marketing machine behind it. Why? The language is just so well designed (I miss some of Ruby's features, but then, nothing is perfect), robust, stable, and with a humongous amount of libraries, and runs without any modification on all OS platforms I use. Just a Python admirer's rant on this beautiful autumn afternoon! (I do like girls also! But everything in it's due time.) Baalbek -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
