On May 28, 2015 at 7:40:26 PM, Nick Coghlan (ncoghlan@gmail.com) wrote:
One thing I've seen more than once is that new development happens
in Python
until the problem is understood, then the code is ported to Go. Python's short path from idea to working code, along with its ability to quickly morph as requirements and understanding changes, its batteries included philosophy, and its "fits-your-brain" consistency are its biggest strengths!
Right, Go is displacing C/C++ in that regard (moreso than Python itself), and now that Rust has hit 1.0, I expect we'll see it becoming another contender for this task. Rust's big advantage over Go in that regard is being compatible with the C/C++ ecosystem, including Python's cffi.
I’m not sure if I’m reading this right or not, but just to be clear, I’ve seen a number of people express the sentiment that they are switching from Python to Go and that the deployment story is one of the reasons. It’s not just people switching from C/C++. --- Donald Stufft PGP: 7C6B 7C5D 5E2B 6356 A926 F04F 6E3C BCE9 3372 DCFA