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On Google and Python

• jsonscripter 17y ago
  I frequently wonder how ParrotVM will be affecting people's decisions when it comes to choosing high-level languages in the future.
  • noss 17y ago
    Remember GNU/Hurd?
    • PieSquared 17y ago
      No?
      • icey 17y ago
        Before Daikatana, there was Hurd: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurd http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurd
    • jsonscripter 17y ago
      Parrot just hit version 1.5. Maybe I don't see what your point is, but I think Parrot is a sure-fire thing.
  • jcl 17y ago
    ...or PyPy, for that matter.
• intellectronica 17y ago
  Sounds to me like this quote (which I've only read out of context) can't possibly characterize very well Google's choice of Python as one of their main languages. Sure, it may have started as a coincidence, but how likely would they have been to continue using it so extensively if it didn't work out very well for them?
  • callahad 17y ago
    I agree, and Google's investment in Unladen Swallow is further evidence that Python has truly earned its place. Once complete, the project should allow Python to supplant C in several areas.
    • mbrubeck 17y ago
      Not to mention their employment of Guido and Alex Martelli.
• hackworth 17y ago
  how much does google rely on python currently for products?
  • rufugee 17y ago
    http://stackoverflow.com/questions/923225/does-google-use-python-for-anything-but-internal-utilities-and-administration http://stackoverflow.com/questions/923225/does-google-use-py...