[python-advocacy] Python vs Ruby on Apple site

[Ronald Oussoren]

On 27 Nov, 2007, at 22:17, Jack Jansen wrote:

>
> On  27-Nov-2007, at 20:05 , Noah Gift wrote:
>
>>
>> On Nov 26, 2007, at 11:45 AM, Bjørn Stabell wrote:
>>
>>> I think this article is not entirely up-to-date in its information  
>>> (or
>>> lack thereof) of Python, especially if compared with its treatment  
>>> of
>>> Ruby.  It comes off as pretty biased.  If someone has corrections  
>>> and
>>> connections, I might be good to do Python a bit more justice.
>>>
>>> http://developer.apple.com/documentation/Cocoa/Conceptual/RubyPythonCocoa/Articles/RubyPythonMacOSX.html
>>
>> I agree with you.  There seems to be a lack of documentation from
>> Apple about the new bridge and Python.  I would love to see more
>> articles and more documentation.
>
> I had a long look at the article (and the other Ruby and Python  
> material around it), and I must say that I don't see the bias. Quite  
> the reverse, I get the impression that whoever wrote this went out  
> of his/her way to offset every nice remark about one of the  
> languages by an equally nice remark about the other one. Which bits  
> are you finding biased?
>
> I've also cc'd Ronald Oussoren, who is probably the best bridge  
> between the Python community and Apple (being the person who did all  
> the work:-), and I'd also like to know whether he sees any bias here,

I don't see any bias there, the article seems carefully balanced.

BTW. the best way to get more documentation is writing it. That's one  
thing the Ruby folks have gotten right and we haven't: a nice website  
with current information.

Ronald

> --
> Jack Jansen, <Jack.Jansen at cwi.nl>, http://www.cwi.nl/~jack
> If I can't dance I don't want to be part of your revolution -- Emma  
> Goldman
>
>

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