Python going Mainstream

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Between Microsoft hiring Jim Hugunin to work on ironpython (www.ironpython.com) and dynamic languages for the CLR, more articles appearing in Dr. Dobb's Journal regarding the finer points of using Python and an increase in the number of job postings requiring Python, I'm pretty happy.

A few of you have listened to me prattle on about Python and are probably sick of it by now. Oh well, it's my damn site. I was just wondering if anybody else had noticed something similar, either with Python or with some other language or platform that you either use regularly or wish you used regularly.

- Mike

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Python is the new perl. Many of the linux distros are now doing admin tasks in python instead of perl. Note that RedHat has gone bonkers with python.

I guess all those old Fortran programmers can come learn python now.

- J

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http://weblog.hotales.org/cgi-bin/weblog/nb.cgi/view/python/2005/02/19/1

- Python is not Fortran

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Here is something you couldn't do in Fortran

http://aspn.activestate.com/ASPN/Cookbook/Python/Recipe/384122

- Mike

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That page is a real hoot.

They say it's not OK to relate Python back to Fortran 77 when arguing against its whitespace semantics.

Someone needs to make a PSA about it, jut like it's not OK to smoke.

- Ben Atkin