Python vs. VB

[Robin Becker]

In article <wkyaim92pk.fsf at ifi.uio.no>, Lars Marius Garshol
<larsga at ifi.uio.no> writes
>
>* Roy Stephan
>| 
>| We developed a number of database objects in VB that were difficult
>| to incorporate with delphi scripts.  They also ran painfully slow
>| and were difficult to extend.  We are in the process of re-writting
>| them in C++.
>
>I'm not sure if Python objects will run any faster, but one argument
>you can use is that it's easy to replace the critical bits with C/C++
>code. Another is that Python objects are likely to be much easier to
>extend and structure properly than VB ones.
>
>Oh, and you'll probably be asked: can we hire people who already know
>Python? My experience has been no, but that it's just a matter of two
>days of training anyway.
>
>Also, I distinctly remember some posts to this newsgroup from people
>who used to use Visual Basic and who were so ecstatic about Python
>they just had to post about it here. Deja.com can probably help you
>locate those articles.
>
>--Lars M.
I did some comparisons between Python and VBScript COM clients and came
to the conclusion that speedwise these are now mostly very comparable.

Python wins in other areas as noted above. I was one of those who was
ecstatic. 
-- 
Mumblingly yrs Robin Becker