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> what the ecosystem for Python looked like in ~1999 Very small. The language was not popular and many people claimed a community project could not overtake la
by nimmer 9y ago
> what the ecosystem for Python looked like in ~1999
Very small. The language was not popular and many people claimed a community project could not overtake languages backed by companies.
Same for the Linux kernel.
- dom96 9y agoThank you for supporting my point. However, based on your nickname I wouldn't be surprised if you were a little biased :) I would actually love to read some forum/mailing list posts about this. If anyone has any links handy (or knows where to find them) then please post them.