<div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Jun 15, 2009 at 9:33 PM, Jeff Rush <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:jeff@taupro.com">jeff@taupro.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
<div class="im">Rami Kassab wrote:<br>
> Jeff, was mainly referring to marketing itself better to developers. While<br>
> we work to get our clients to agree to having Python development, it's not<br>
> something that our clients come asking us to do right off the bat.<br>
<br>
</div>It is an interesting issue but I think you're in conflict ;-) with<br>
Dylan's viewpoint:</blockquote><div><br></div><div>That's not how I read that comment. Very few clients go looking for Python, but it's easy to get clients to *evaluate* Python. Most people are open to hearing about a key tool used by Google, et al.</div>
<div><br></div><div>The tough part of the sell comes when the client wants to know who they can turn to for support if you get hit by a bus. There's not a lot of excess capacity out there and if you're a solo practitioner, the lack of available support can be a deal-breaker.</div>
<div><br></div><div>So it may be the case that we're individually busy and individually able to create Python gigs... but none of that activity seems to create the impression that there's much reason for Java or VB coders to make the leap. That's where some decent marketing would come in.</div>
<div><br></div><div>But slow and steady growth will eventually work too. It looks like PCC will be offering a class in Python this Fall. I forget if it got posted here or not, but MIT is now teaching Python in their intro class. Over the long run, we'll grow. It's just that the way we're doing it, it's going to take a lot of patience.</div>
<div><br></div><div>$.02,</div><div><br></div><div>Dylan</div></div>