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I would think Python is pretty popular and more versatile than either of those 2 options. Given the fact that it is used beyond web programming to do just abou

I would think Python is pretty popular and more versatile than either of those 2 options. Given the fact that it is used beyond web programming to do just about everything where performance doesn't matter.

iends 12y ago
Python is more popular in the sense that it is often listed as a "nice to have" on many resumes, and is also often used by non-developers like DBAs, SysAdmins, biologists, & mathematicians. But from a "build a new product" perspective, Python is losing to Ruby, Go, and JavaScript.
- dreaminvm 12y ago
  This is just untrue. Plenty of high performance products are Python based, just look at Instagram, Dropbox etc.
  - iends 12y ago
    Instagram yes, but Dropbox is/has migrated to Go. So has disqus.
    - mrits 12y ago
      So your point is that python can make your first billion but you need Go to make your second billion?
      - iends 12y ago
        My recommendation for you is to work on your reading comprehension skills since they are severely lacking.
        mrits 12y ago
        I didn't mean to hurt your feelings. I just thought your example proved that Python can be used for high performance apps. Dropbox once ran on it. They might have had problems but it was after they already experienced success.
        iends 12y ago
        My original comment was "Python is losing to Ruby, Go, and JavaScript". From purely a job market perspective I can't see why'd you'd invest time in learning Python over Ruby and JS. For non-blocking I/O people are going with JS instead of things like tornado. From a pure performance perspective, Go wins out over most/all interpreted languages. Python is only winning a few niche markets like numerical computation, statistics. and biology...which most developers are not in. If you are trying to learn a language to get a job, you're probably not wanting to look at small niche industries to work in. Of course you can build billion dollar companies in any language, but that wasn't the question or comment being discussed.

iends 12y ago

Python is more popular in the sense that it is often listed as a "nice to have" on many resumes, and is also often used by non-developers like DBAs, SysAdmins, biologists, & mathematicians. But from a "build a new product" perspective, Python is losing to Ruby, Go, and JavaScript.

dreaminvm 12y ago
This is just untrue. Plenty of high performance products are Python based, just look at Instagram, Dropbox etc.
- iends 12y ago
  Instagram yes, but Dropbox is/has migrated to Go. So has disqus.
  - mrits 12y ago
    So your point is that python can make your first billion but you need Go to make your second billion?
    - iends 12y ago
      My recommendation for you is to work on your reading comprehension skills since they are severely lacking.
      - mrits 12y ago
        I didn't mean to hurt your feelings. I just thought your example proved that Python can be used for high performance apps. Dropbox once ran on it. They might have had problems but it was after they already experienced success.
        iends 12y ago
        My original comment was "Python is losing to Ruby, Go, and JavaScript". From purely a job market perspective I can't see why'd you'd invest time in learning Python over Ruby and JS. For non-blocking I/O people are going with JS instead of things like tornado. From a pure performance perspective, Go wins out over most/all interpreted languages. Python is only winning a few niche markets like numerical computation, statistics. and biology...which most developers are not in. If you are trying to learn a language to get a job, you're probably not wanting to look at small niche industries to work in. Of course you can build billion dollar companies in any language, but that wasn't the question or comment being discussed.