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Python seems to be sticking around. I suspect that in 50 years, Haskell will still be the up-and coming thing.
by douche 9y ago
Python seems to be sticking around.
I suspect that in 50 years, Haskell will still be the up-and coming thing.
- oblio 9y agoI don't think Python has entered the kind of domains where they tend to keep the same version of the system around for 50 years: military, finance/banking/insurance/accounting, healthcare, etc. I mean, it is present there, but most of the time it's part of some glue or automation, it's not part of the core systems. Those are usually Cobol, C/C++, Java and .NET. Or some proprietary language in case they were crazy enough.
- osullivj 9y agoIn wholesale finance Python has been deployed for core systems over the last 10 years. For example JP Morgan's Athena platform goes well beyond glue or automation and handles pricing, intraday risk, EOD risk, etrading and STP. Hundreds of millions of dollars have been invested in the build out, and it will be around for decades.
- PaulHoule 9y agoPython, like COBOL and Excel is a good language for people who program as part of their work but are not professional programmers: data analysts, scientists, some finance types, etc. Compare that to C where buffer overflows are common, Rust where the type system is a high art, Java where thread-based concurrency "just works" so you can get in trouble using it, etc.