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We are 100% Indian product company - the product is Indian and built for the Indian market (although we have customers in 80 countries). I would classify us as

We are 100% Indian product company - the product is Indian and built for the Indian market (although we have customers in 80 countries). I would classify us as a "very good company" and we use python for our scripting needs though our major work is in C/C++. Does that make you feel a bit better? :-)

plinkplonk 17y ago
"I would classify us as a "very good company" and we use python for our scripting needs though our major work is in C/C++. Does that make you feel a bit better? :-)" Which company is this anyway? What is your product?
- visitor4rmindia 17y ago
  Tally (www.tallysolutions.com)
  - plinkplonk 17y ago
    Interesting, I thought Tally was written in C (C++? I knew someone who worked on Tally long ago . I have the impression it was primarily C or C++ ). You did say scripting - Do you use much Python? What's the ratio of Python to C++/C?
    - visitor4rmindia 17y ago
      Tally is entirely written in C/C++/assembly + TDL (which is a DSL). However, to manage development, we have our own in-house SCM tool (which uses SVN as a backend). This tool is written entirely in python. Additionally, some small build utilities etc are also written in python. That's what I meant by "scripting needs". Apologies for the slow replies btw - I haven't been checking HN regularly.
      - plinkplonk 17y ago
        "Tally is entirely written in C/C++/assembly + TDL (which is a DSL)." Interesting! I once knew some people who wanted to create a "startup" to compete aginst Tally. It didn't go anywhere, but I thought it was an interesting idea. "Apologies for the slow replies btw " No worries.
        visitor4rmindia 17y ago
        > I once knew some people who wanted to create a "startup" to compete aginst Tally. Heh - every year we have dozens of Tally clones that come up. In fact, I know at least two people working in Tally who had, at some point in the past, developed products that were Tally competitors/clones.

plinkplonk 17y ago

"I would classify us as a "very good company" and we use python for our scripting needs though our major work is in C/C++. Does that make you feel a bit better? :-)" Which company is this anyway? What is your product?

visitor4rmindia 17y ago
Tally (www.tallysolutions.com)
- plinkplonk 17y ago
  Interesting, I thought Tally was written in C (C++? I knew someone who worked on Tally long ago . I have the impression it was primarily C or C++ ). You did say scripting - Do you use much Python? What's the ratio of Python to C++/C?
  - visitor4rmindia 17y ago
    Tally is entirely written in C/C++/assembly + TDL (which is a DSL). However, to manage development, we have our own in-house SCM tool (which uses SVN as a backend). This tool is written entirely in python. Additionally, some small build utilities etc are also written in python. That's what I meant by "scripting needs". Apologies for the slow replies btw - I haven't been checking HN regularly.
    - plinkplonk 17y ago
      "Tally is entirely written in C/C++/assembly + TDL (which is a DSL)." Interesting! I once knew some people who wanted to create a "startup" to compete aginst Tally. It didn't go anywhere, but I thought it was an interesting idea. "Apologies for the slow replies btw " No worries.
      - visitor4rmindia 17y ago
        > I once knew some people who wanted to create a "startup" to compete aginst Tally. Heh - every year we have dozens of Tally clones that come up. In fact, I know at least two people working in Tally who had, at some point in the past, developed products that were Tally competitors/clones.