Why so few Python jobs?

[David Lees]

My small company now has about 8 software engineers and an equal number
of hardware types.  I have found a lot more interest in Python among the
hardware types (FPGA, board layout..) than the software types.  The
software engineers almost all know perl and I have been in a constant
battle to be allowed to use Python.  It is a chicken and egg issue that
boils down to maintenance of deliverables and inertia.  I come from the
optics/engineering world rather than computer science and picked Python
on my own as a prototyping tool (I don't know perl).  If schools start
using Python in big numbers, perhaps the popularity issue will be
solved.

david lees


Kemp Randy-W18971 wrote:
> 
> Probably because companies are using other tools, and have not looked
> seriously into the merits of Python.  Now Microsoft has the lion's share,
> and will push their own languages: Visual C++, Visual Basic, etc.  To
> counter this, Sun Microsystems has partnered with other big fish, such as
> Oracle and IBM, to push a Java solution.  And other languages, such as Perl,
> have been in the right place at the right time.  So for a company to look at
> alternatives, especially when they have a lot invested in a language
> solution, needs some strong convincing.  I am not saying it is right -- but
> that's how things are right now.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: tszeto [mailto:tszeto at mindspring.com]
> Sent: Sunday, September 23, 2001 7:15 PM
> To: python-list at python.org
> Subject: Why so few Python jobs?
> 
> I looked into Python in 1998 and think it's great. I've also read glowing
> reviews about the language. But I remember searching Python on Dice.com in
> 1998 and coming up with 8 results. Today the results are about 90. Even
> though that's over a 11 fold increase, compared to Perl, it's really
> nothing.
> 
> Any ideas on why so few Python jobs are available?
> 
> Thanks,
> Ted

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debl