On Mon, Mar 30, 2009 at 9:54 PM, Guido van Rossum <gu...@python.org> wrote: > Yeah, I also think I'll just stop developing Python now and suggest > that you all switch to Java, which has clearly won the mindshare war > for languages. :-)
Heh. :-) Guess I should have said "mindshare among people whose technical opinions I give weight to". In that sense, Python mindshare seems to have been and to still be increasing steadily. (My Magic 8-ball says "future unclear" for Java.) The TIOBE index is entertaining, if you haven't seen it before: http://www.tiobe.com/content/paperinfo/tpci/index.html > But is his humility enough to cancel out Linus's attitude? Why would I want to do that? :-) Seriously--thanks for all of your responses. If it wasn't clear, I was asking because I was curious about whether and why I should look some more at hg. I would never dream of trying to change anyone's mind... Mike _______________________________________________ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com