On May 21, 3:21 am, Deep_Feelings <doctore...@gmail.com> wrote: > python is not a new programming language ,it has been there for the > last .... 15+ years or so ? right ? > > however by having a look at this pagehttp://wiki.python.org/moin/Applications > i could not see many programs written in python (i will be interested > more in COMMERCIAL programs written in python ). and to be honest ,i > tried some of the programs in that list and all the programs that i > tried either dead projects or so buggy ! > > 1- where are the programs that is written in python ? > 2- python is high productivity language : why there are no commercial > programs written in python ? > > is python a valid practical programming language ? > why it is not used in commercial software ? > > please don't mention programs where python was used as a glue ,those > programs are not actually written in python. > > any help will be appreciated > > thank you
I write commercial software full-time in Python (well, mixed with C++) at ESRI. I have been able to make a living developing in Python full time at various places for the last 4 years. I can assure you that there is plenty of commercial software out there that uses Python. The reason you don't *see* it is because the development language for a commercial product is a lot less important than the functionality of the product, so "WRITTEN IN PYTHON!!!!" is likely not going to be a bullet point on a marketing slide. And quite frankly, it should be a trade secret for the companies enlightened enough to use it as their language of choice because it is to productive that it provides a competitive advantage. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
