Arthur <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Do the STUPID firms use Python as well.
Yes, they're definitely starting to do so. > Why? The single most frequent reason is that some techie sneaked it in, for example "just for testing" or "to do a prototype" or even without any actual permission. Firms hardly ever follow the "build one to throw away" dictum (and some argue that the dictum is wrong and the firms are right), so, once it's in, it's in. There are other reasons, such as "it's intolerable that we're using half a dozen different languages, we need to unify all our software and rewrite it into just one language" -- a rather silly reason, and this plan (to rewrite perfectly good working software just for the purpose of having it all in one language) generally doesn't come to fruition, but meanwhile there are very few candidate languages that _could_ fill all the different niches *and* not bust the PHB's softare-purchase business. Even the various "success stories" we've collected (both on websites, and, more impressive to PHBs, into paper booklets O'Reilly has printed) play a role. ``NASA uses it for space missions, so of course we must use it to control our hot dog franchises'' -- we DID say we're talking about stupid firms, right? This is a good development, overall. Against stupidity, the gods themselves contend in vain; Python's entrance into stupid firms broadens its potential appeal from less than 10% to around 100% of the market, which is good news for sellers of books, tools, training, consultancy services, and for Python programmers everywhere -- more demand always helps. *BUT* the price is eternal vigilance... Alex -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
