Why is python not written in C++ ?

[Carl Banks]

On Aug 4, 4:04 pm, Grant Edwards <inva... at invalid.invalid> wrote:
> On 2010-08-04, Lawrence D'Oliveiro <l... at geek-central.gen.new_zealand> wrote:
>
> > In message <i3bseh$kf... at reader1.panix.com>, Grant Edwards wrote:
>
> >> The problem has nothing to do with the relative merits of the
> >> languages.  The problem is inertia.
>
> > So how was C++ able to get popular in the first place?
>
> Building on C's popularity helped.

AT&T + Money + C backward compatibility


> > And how was Java able to grab some share from it?
>
> Good question.  Both IBM and Sun put a lot of effort/money behind
> Java.

Sun + IBM + Money + 90s Web trinkets


Carl Banks

(haven't seen a Java applet in ages)