advocacy help ( Python vs VB )

[roger.day at globalgraphics.com]

I'm in a company where we are thinking of using Python seriously - mind you,
this company has a bespoke project written in Perl (some 20,000+ lines) which
quite turned people away (me included) from using Perl. So I don't think we're
"normal".

I like your idea of stealth deployment. I will be doing more of that in future.

At 26/02/2002 18:32:53, Stefan Kuzminski <SKuzminski at FairIsaac.com> wrote:
#  I suppose the fact that I get 20 emails in response to this question is a
#  sign, I know you couldn't get 20 positive third party comparisions of VB to
#  Python.  I've tried to sell Python in several organizations over the last
#  few years with varying degrees of success.  The *key* sticking point ( other
#  than general fear of the unknown ) is enevitably the 'well I can just go an
#  hire VB programmers but nobody knows this Python thing'.  Which of course is
#  absurd since the python learning curve is so small.  But the managers aren't
#  in any position to relate since all they control are resources with resumes
#  that say VB, C++ or Java...  ~sigh~  So my strategy so far has to been to
#  build the thing without ever mentioning Python until it's done..
#
#  Stefan
#
#
#
#  -----Original Message-----
#  From: Matthew Sherborne [mailto:miracle at paradise.net.nz]
#  Sent: Monday, February 25, 2002 5:21 PM
#  To: Stefan Kuzminski; python-list at python.org;
#  activepython at listserv.ActiveState.com; python-help at python.org
#  Subject: Re: advocacy help ( Python vs VB )
#
#
#  Google uses python to script their cluster(s).
#
#  http://www.google.com/jobs/openings.html
#
#  (Search for python on that page, I counted 10)
#
#  Also check out these URLs:
#
#  http://home.rmi.net/~lutz/advocacy.html
#
#  http://py-howto.sourceforge.net/advocacy/advocacy.html
#
#  GBU
#  Matthew Sherborne
#
#  ----- Original Message -----
#  From: "Stefan Kuzminski" <SKuzminski at FairIsaac.com>
#  To: <python-list at python.org>; <activepython at listserv.ActiveState.com>;
#  <python-help at python.org>
#  Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2002 1:25 PM
#  Subject: advocacy help ( Python vs VB )
#
#
#  > I need to convince my co workers and erstwhile managers to build a
#  > production system in Python.  They're coming from a VB world and are
#  fearful
#  > to detach from the Redmond mothership.  I need hard facts, not warm and
#  > fuzzies about syntax but names of big companies using Python and things VB
#  > just *cannot* do ( threads, regular expressions.. ? ).
#  >
#  > Thanks,
#  > Stefan
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Roger