On May 28, 2015 at 5:50:32 PM, Matthias Klose (d...@ubuntu.com) wrote: > On 05/28/2015 06:13 PM, Barry Warsaw wrote: > > Go seems to be popular where I work. It is replacing Python in a number of > > places, although Python (and especially Python 3) is still a very important > > part of our language toolbox. > > > > There are several reasons why Go is gaining popularity. Single-file > > executables is definitely a reason; it makes deployment very easy, even if > > it > > increases the maintenance burden (e.g. without shared libraries, you have > > multiple copies of things so when a security fix is required for one of > > those > > things you have to recompile the world). > > And the very same place where you are working is investing in getting shared > libraries working for Go. Single binaries may be popular for distributing end > user applications, but definitely not for distributing a core OS or a SDK. > Sorry, you didn't yet arrive in distro land ... > >
I don’t think anyone is claiming that single file should be the *only* way, just that for a sizable set of people it is a very attractive way. --- Donald Stufft PGP: 7C6B 7C5D 5E2B 6356 A926 F04F 6E3C BCE9 3372 DCFA _______________________________________________ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev Unsubscribe: https://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com
