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FriendFeed, acquired by Facebook in 2009, was a Python shop. These guys now maintain their Tornado platform as Facebook (https://github.com/facebook/tornado h
by scarlson 15y ago
FriendFeed, acquired by Facebook in 2009, was a Python shop. These guys now maintain their Tornado platform as Facebook (https://github.com/facebook/tornado https://github.com/facebook/tornado). Facebook's CTO, Bret Taylor, is a Python guy (https://github.com/finiteloop https://github.com/finiteloop).
Python is used in house. They have the resources to support Python. They've just made the business decision not to.