On Feb 20, 8:58 am, Tim Chase <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > You Used Python to Write WHAT? > >http://www.cio.com/article/185350 > > """ > Furthermore, the power and expressivity that Python offers means > that it may require more skilled developers. > [...down to the summary...] > Python may not be an appropriate choice if you: > [...] > * Rely on teams of less-experienced programmers. These > developers may benefit from the wider availability of training > for languages like Java and are less likely to make mistakes with > a compile-time, type-checked language. > """ > > Oh noes! You might need competent programmers that actually > understand what they're doing! > > (they might even have to write testing code to make sure their > code works as intended...it's a good thing that Python includes > unittest and doctest modules in the stock install) > > Sigh. Any programmer that can overcome the hurdles of learning > Java or C# can quickly/easily pick up Python as long as they're > willing to unlearn some bad habits.
C++ is a compile-time, type-checked language, which means it is totally safer for newbies than Python. Yep, your big company is totally safe with newbie C++ programmers. Carl Banks -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
