[Python-Dev] Re: native code compiler? (or, OCaml vs. Python)

[Barry A. Warsaw]

>>>>> "GG" == Graham Guttocks <graham_guttocks@yahoo.co.nz> writes:

    GG> Serious wasn't a good choice of word, but I think you know
    GG> what I mean.

Only that Python isn't the appropriate tool for every programming
task.  No news there.  But it is perfectly appropriate for a vast
array of programming tasks.

    GG> e.g, what if I wanted to write an httpd daemon that could
    GG> scale as well as Apache (millions of hits/day)? Python would
    GG> not be up to the task. A language like CMUCL or OCaml would
    GG> be, because they offer a native code compiler.

You mean like Twisted?

    http://twistedmatrix.com/documents/howto/faq#auto8

-Barry