[Python-ideas] Making Python more enterprise technology

[David Stanek]

2010/5/9 Filip Gruszczyński <gruszczy at gmail.com>:
> For some reason Python seems not to be seen as an enterprise
> technology unlike Java or .net. Do you think there any steps that
> could be taken, to change this opinion? I love Python, but all job
> offers I can find at the moment are web development. At my company we
> use Python a lot, but that's only because my lead is a very sensible
> person and sees python potential and me and my friend are python
> enthusiasts. Anyway, beside one Python + Qt project we mostly use
> Django for projects. How can this be changed? What Python is lacking?
>

I believe that marketing, or lack of, has played a big role in
Python's acceptance. Java and C# have a big advantage by being
promoted so heavily by large, well-known companies. When I talk to
people I know in the enterprise space they don't understand exactly
what Python is or what it can be.

The pointy haired managers know that in a pinch they can get Java/C#
guys because there are so many. Outsourcing (I personally don't like)
is also much easier  with Java/C#.

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David
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