In order to address this issue properly, one really needs to step back a bit and focus on the bigger picture.
The real issue is not so much Java vs Python but rather statically- typed vs dynamically-typed languages. In the days of old, the Java high-priests blew off dynamically-typed languages because they thought they were tinker-toys...fun, distracting things that couldn't "scale". The market has proven them quite wrong. Can you say Google App Engine, Python and scalability? Now I'm not gonna bash Java 'cause if people can use it and truly create value for their stakeholders, then I say all the power to them. But from my perspective I would have to say that Python makes a lot of *business* sense. It's easy to learn and easy to use, which means everyday, ordinary people can make sense of the code. So does this really matter? The answer depends on your philosophy. If you believe in the power of many and the wisdom of crowds, then Python is the way to go. Cheers. On Jun 11, 9:56 am, Nash-t <[email protected]> wrote: > David, > Good summary but I'd add one more thing. As long as Google remains > committed to GWT , without releasing a comparable widget set for all > languages, I think the writing is on the wall. Already the Google Wave > framework favorsjava. That is probably a glimpse of the future for > Google, which is a shame because I preferpythontojavafor most > projects. > > -Tim > > On Jun 11, 8:08 am, neil <[email protected]> wrote: > > > David, perfect summary, great post. Exactly my thoughts on this. > > > There is also an Eclipse version forPython, not used yet. > > > BTW: Is runtime performance comparable? > > > Thanks > > > On 11 Jun., 15:18, Lawrence Fitzpatrick <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > I believe that the GAE team has said they are committed to both, so > > > you can probably take them at their word and expect to just timing > > > differences as to when feature x appears on each platform. > > > > Therefore what remains is your learning curve and the type of language > > > you prefer. Do you knowPythonorJavabetter? Why not start there? Do > > > you prefer the more static type checking ofJavaor the more runtime > > > type checking ofPython? I've found that most people naturally > > > prefer, and hence are more productive, in one than the other. > > > > And lastly, which community do you prefer :) > > > > -fitz --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google App Engine" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/google-appengine?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
