Lukes answer is an excellent one! I would add that you can find
language popularity here:
http://www.tiobe.com/index.php/content/paperinfo/tpci/index.html
I am moving to Python from Visual FoxPro. I have been programming all
of my adult career. I have used Cobol, RPG, Basic, FoxPro and Python
On Tue, Mar 17, 2009 at 10:46:59AM +0100, spir wrote:
[snip]
> Python is much more prominent in the free software/open-source
> world -- than for commercial software. You may think the reason
> is that free developpers can choose ;-) Free software rarely pays
> back in terms of money.
I'd like t
Luke,
You have explained it beautifully !
Thanks & Regards
Rajkumar. B
On Tue, 17 Mar 2009 02:17:44 -0700 OkaMthembo wrote
> Luke, i think you gave a more balanced answer :)
>
> On Tue, Mar 17, 2009 at 10:45 AM, Luke Paireepinart
> wrote:
> You should not choose a specific
Le Tue, 17 Mar 2009 03:45:36 -0500,
Luke Paireepinart s'exprima ainsi:
> If you're really asking us which language has the largest job market, Python
> is definitely not the answer to that question? Can you find jobs in
> Python? Sure, if you are determined and you look hard enough. But as far
Luke, i think you gave a more balanced answer :)
On Tue, Mar 17, 2009 at 10:45 AM, Luke Paireepinart
wrote:
> You should not choose a specific programming language and start a career in
> it. If you want a career in programming you need to learn a great deal
> about computer science (the theory)
"Hussain Ali" wrote
1) Where does python stand as compared to other programming
languages?
That depends on how you measure it.
On functionality? On popularity? On number of active projects on
Sourceforge?
How do you measure "standing"?
2) What is the future for python?
I don't have psy
You should not choose a specific programming language and start a career in
it. If you want a career in programming you need to learn a great deal
about computer science (the theory). One of the things you will learn in
your studies is that programming languages are just the tools, and you
levera
Dear all
I want to start learning python but before going further I need answer to my
questions so that my path can be clear to me. I shall be grateful for your
answers:
1) Where does python stand as compared to other programming languages?
2) What is the future for python?
3) Will it survive f
