Though this might just be better as a general group discussion/round-robin (or perhaps panel): metrics for comparing the "value" of Python to other languages. (For example, I get the impression that still dominant is the view that Python might be great for prototyping, e.g., but that, in general, for speed, one must still really use a compiled, strongly-typed language like C++. But technology tends to outpace changes in people's attitudes, so I'm wondering, given the speed of today's processors, busses, etc., how much of a difference is there really--or, perhaps more accurately, how "computationally demanding" does an algorithm need to be before the difference is really, functionally, significant? And how are people factor in the reduced development and maintenance time, the morale of programmers--I know my morale is highest when programming Python--and other more-or-less easily quantifiable comparisons?)
DG
