On Thu, 16 Dec 2004 11:51:18 -0500, Peter Hansen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > EP wrote: > >>It's a great marketing idea. There was a thread recently on Python-dev > >>that started with a message from Guido, where he talks about a > >>seemingly persistent perception that exists in the specialized press > >>regarding Python as a flexible, nice, but generally slow (or slower > >>than the alternatives) language. > > > > Perception of the press: Python is "flexible, nice, but generally slow" > > Which press? I know lots of programmers who have religious issues > about (against) Python believe this, or claim to, or want to, but > I haven't seen a lot of "press" coverage of Python's supposed slowness... > > Or was this just a guess on your part?
Check Guido's original message on the topic, you can find it on python-dev articles. It`s recenet -- possibly less than one week old. He seemed to be sincerely concerned about it, having read an article published at some prestigious academic journal (something from ACM or IEEE, I think). If the BDFL wrote it, what more can I say? ;-) -- Carlos Ribeiro Consultoria em Projetos blog: http://rascunhosrotos.blogspot.com blog: http://pythonnotes.blogspot.com mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
