Re: why python got less developers ?

2009-08-31 Thread Erik Reppen
It seems to be a language embraced by people who enjoy coding. Not so much by the time-spent-seeking-degree to paycheck ratio balancing crowd. Or maybe I just hate bloated IDEs and I've heard too many Java dev jokes to be impartial. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

Re: why python got less developers ?

2009-08-30 Thread Tim Roberts
Esam Qanadeely doctore...@gmail.com wrote: On Aug 28, 8:27 am, Tim Roberts t...@probo.com wrote: Deep_Feelings doctore...@gmail.com wrote: python got relatively fewer numbers of developers than other high level languages like .NET , java .. etc  why ? How do you know, and why does it matter?

Re: why python got less developers ?

2009-08-30 Thread r
On Aug 29, 11:14 pm, kennyken747 kennyken...@gmail.com wrote: (snip) You guys can say anything you'd like it to be in this thread, but the actual reason comes down to 1. No marketing. Seriously, if Microsoft was pushing Python it would obviously be a lot bigger in terms of developers. I

Re: why python got less developers ?

2009-08-29 Thread paul
Deep_Feelings schrieb: python got relatively fewer numbers of developers than other high level languages like .NET , java .. etc why ? Besides the marketing argument, python never had a hype. Both PHP and ruby(Rails to be precise) got widespread because they could at one point do one thing

Re: why python got less developers ?

2009-08-29 Thread kennyken747
On Aug 29, 6:16 am, paul p...@subsignal.org wrote: Deep_Feelings schrieb: python got relatively fewer numbers of developers than other high level languages like .NET , java .. etc  why ? Besides the marketing argument, python never had a hype. Both PHP and ruby(Rails to be precise) got

Re: why python got less developers ?

2009-08-28 Thread Chris Withers
Esam Qanadeely wrote: .NET= i meant all .NET languages What? You mean like Python? ;-) Google IronPython ya troll... Chris -- Simplistix - Content Management, Batch Processing Python Consulting - http://www.simplistix.co.uk -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

Re: why python got less developers ?

2009-08-28 Thread OdarR
On 28 août, 02:47, MRAB pyt...@mrabarnett.plus.com wrote: Deep_Feelings wrote: python got relatively fewer numbers of developers than other high level languages like .NET , java .. etc  why ? Fewer needed? excellent answer. LOL. Olivier --

Re: why python got less developers ?

2009-08-28 Thread Martin P. Hellwig
Esam Qanadeely wrote: who cares if a language is compiled or interpreted as long as it runs and perform the function. second thing is : even if java is faster than python , unless you are making performance critical operations : who cares? computers are getting faster all the time and languages

Re: why python got less developers ?

2009-08-28 Thread sturlamolden
On 28 Aug, 02:34, Deep_Feelings doctore...@gmail.com wrote: python got relatively fewer numbers of developers than other high level languages like .NET , java .. etc  why ? Because we are better, so fewer are needed. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

Re: why python got less developers ?

2009-08-28 Thread Jinha Jung
On Aug 28, 9:55 am, sturlamolden sturlamol...@yahoo.no wrote: On 28 Aug, 02:34, Deep_Feelings doctore...@gmail.com wrote: python got relatively fewer numbers of developers than other high level languages like .NET , java .. etc  why ? Because we are better, so fewer are needed. That makes

Re: why python got less developers ?

2009-08-28 Thread Steven D'Aprano
On Thu, 27 Aug 2009 17:34:17 -0700, Deep_Feelings wrote: python got relatively fewer numbers of developers than other high level languages like .NET , java .. etc why ? Python programmers are the elite. The elite are always fewer than the masses. -- Steven who is three quarters joking --

Re: why python got less developers ?

2009-08-28 Thread jfabiani
Chris Rebert wrote: On Thu, Aug 27, 2009 at 5:34 PM, Deep_Feelingsdoctore...@gmail.com wrote: python got relatively fewer numbers of developers than other high level languages like .NET , java .. etc  why ? We lack Sun and Microsoft's massive marketing departments. :) I'm inclined to

Re: why python got less developers ?

2009-08-28 Thread Charles Yeomans
On Aug 28, 2009, at 1:03 AM, Esam Qanadeely wrote: who cares if a language is compiled or interpreted as long as it runs and perform the function. second thing is : even if java is faster than python , unless you are making performance critical operations : who cares? computers are getting

Re: why python got less developers ?

2009-08-28 Thread r
On Aug 28, 10:36 am, jfabi...@yolo.com wrote: (snip) I'm inclined to agreed.  But in recent years we lost a number of developers to Ruby.  I don't know but I doubt Ruby has a marketing budget.  So in my mind it is difficult for me to blame just the lack of marketing dollars for the lost.  

Re: why python got less developers ?

2009-08-28 Thread Aahz
In article b8udnycvn-hlzarxnz2dnuvz_ogdn...@wavecable.com, jfabi...@yolo.com wrote: Chris Rebert wrote: On Thu, Aug 27, 2009 at 5:34 PM, Deep_Feelingsdoctore...@gmail.com wrote: python got relatively fewer numbers of developers than other high level languages like .NET , java .. etc  why ?

why python got less developers ?

2009-08-27 Thread Deep_Feelings
python got relatively fewer numbers of developers than other high level languages like .NET , java .. etc why ? -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

Re: why python got less developers ?

2009-08-27 Thread Chris Rebert
On Thu, Aug 27, 2009 at 5:34 PM, Deep_Feelingsdoctore...@gmail.com wrote: python got relatively fewer numbers of developers than other high level languages like .NET , java .. etc  why ? We lack Sun and Microsoft's massive marketing departments. :) Cheers, Chris -- http://blog.rebertia.com --

Re: why python got less developers ?

2009-08-27 Thread MRAB
Deep_Feelings wrote: python got relatively fewer numbers of developers than other high level languages like .NET , java .. etc why ? Fewer needed? -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

Re: why python got less developers ?

2009-08-27 Thread Gary Herron
Deep_Feelings wrote: python got relatively fewer numbers of developers than other high level languages like .NET , java .. etc why ? Perhaps because we value QUALITY over QUANTITY ... Gary Herron -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

Re: why python got less developers ?

2009-08-27 Thread Esam Qanadeely
On Aug 28, 3:46 am, Chris Rebert c...@rebertia.com wrote: On Thu, Aug 27, 2009 at 5:34 PM, Deep_Feelingsdoctore...@gmail.com wrote: python got relatively fewer numbers of developers than other high level languages like .NET , java .. etc  why ? We lack Sun and Microsoft's massive marketing

Re: why python got less developers ?

2009-08-27 Thread Benjamin Kaplan
On Thu, Aug 27, 2009 at 10:12 PM, Esam Qanadeelydoctore...@gmail.com wrote: On Aug 28, 3:46 am, Chris Rebert c...@rebertia.com wrote: On Thu, Aug 27, 2009 at 5:34 PM, Deep_Feelingsdoctore...@gmail.com wrote: python got relatively fewer numbers of developers than other high level languages

Re: why python got less developers ?

2009-08-27 Thread r
On Aug 27, 7:34 pm, Deep_Feelings doctore...@gmail.com wrote: python got relatively fewer numbers of developers than other high level languages like .NET , java .. etc  why ? Ugh? Well maybe if you put some deep_thoughts into this conundrum you may reveal the answer to your self. Python is an

Re: why python got less developers ?

2009-08-27 Thread Stefan Behnel
r wrote: As long as Java can be complied strait to machine code I think you meant compared here. Stefan -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

Re: why python got less developers ?

2009-08-27 Thread Esam Qanadeely
who cares if a language is compiled or interpreted as long as it runs and perform the function. second thing is : even if java is faster than python , unless you are making performance critical operations : who cares? computers are getting faster all the time and languages like python or ruby are

Re: why python got less developers ?

2009-08-27 Thread Esam Qanadeely
i meant fast enough for most (but not all) applications -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

Re: why python got less developers ?

2009-08-27 Thread Tim Roberts
Deep_Feelings doctore...@gmail.com wrote: python got relatively fewer numbers of developers than other high level languages like .NET , java .. etc why ? How do you know, and why does it matter? By the way, .NET is not a language. I assume you meant C#. -- Tim Roberts, t...@probo.com

Re: why python got less developers ?

2009-08-27 Thread Esam Qanadeely
On Aug 28, 8:27 am, Tim Roberts t...@probo.com wrote: Deep_Feelings doctore...@gmail.com wrote: python got relatively fewer numbers of developers than other high level languages like .NET , java .. etc  why ? How do you know, and why does it matter? By the way, .NET is not a language.  I

Re: why python got less developers ?

2009-08-27 Thread r
On Aug 27, 7:34 pm, Deep_Feelings doctore...@gmail.com wrote: python got relatively fewer numbers of developers than other high level languages like .NET , java .. etc  why ? Oh, and why on god's green would you ever compare Java (*puke*) and Python in the same breath? You say Python is a