I'm undergoing a phone interview for a Jython job today. Anybody have practical advice for me? I haven't worked with Python in years, but I have been working with Java in the meantime (resume at http://scriptify.com/george_jempty_resume.pdf). I've been reading up: my old "Quick Python" (Harris/McDonald) book, a somewhat more current "Visual Quickstart Guide" (Fehily), as well as "Jython for Java Programmers" (Bill) via safari.oreilly.com.
My interviewer today will be a somewhat technical manager. A key thing I plan to ask is will this be primarily maintenance or new development. I don't think I'm cut out for new development considering my inexperience. Some things I'm noticing upon (re)reading my books. Triple quoted strings: those provide functionality similar to Perl's "here" documents. Also, considering Javascript will be a substantial component of my job, I'm noticing that Javascript's array/"hash" literal syntax is EXACTLY the same as that for Python lists/dictionaries. This could lead to easily sharing data between the client and server side, though I think I should probably keep this one under my hat, at least with a manager. Though if things go well I will probably subsequently interview with more technical folks. Otherwise, the only thing I can think to tell a manager in a phone screen is that I'm willing to undergo brainbench.com's Python certification. Any advice would be much appreciated. Thanks in advance -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
