Article of interest: Python pros/cons for the enterprise

[Carl Banks]

On Feb 20, 8:58 am, Tim Chase <python.l... at tim.thechases.com> wrote:
> > You Used Python to Write WHAT?
> >http://www.cio.com/article/185350
>
> """
> Furthermore, the power and expressivity that Python offers means
> that it may require more skilled developers.
> [...down to the summary...]
> Python may not be an appropriate choice if you:
> [...]
> *  Rely on teams of less-experienced programmers. These
> developers may benefit from the wider availability of training
> for languages like Java and are less likely to make mistakes with
> a compile-time, type-checked language.
> """
>
> Oh noes!  You might need competent programmers that actually
> understand what they're doing!
>
> (they might even have to write testing code to make sure their
> code works as intended...it's a good thing that Python includes
> unittest and doctest modules in the stock install)
>
> Sigh.  Any programmer that can overcome the hurdles of learning
> Java or C# can quickly/easily pick up Python as long as they're
> willing to unlearn some bad habits.


C++ is a compile-time, type-checked language, which means it is
totally safer for newbies than Python.  Yep, your big company is
totally safe with newbie C++ programmers.


Carl Banks