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Re: Python 1.0.0 is out (1994)

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Post by tejinderss »

microtonal wrote: post #8
senatorobama wrote: post #7

The most successful language in the last twenty years.

Arguably, that would be Java, which was introduced in 1995. For whatever hey are worth, most language popularity indexes (TIOBE, LangPop) place Java above Python with quite a large margin. Java may not get much exposure here or in startups, but if you go out in the real world of 'boring' business applications, Java is pretty much the defacto language (together with C#).

Python surpasses java according to github statistics

http://www.benfrederickson.com/ranking-programming-languages...

Re: Python 1.0.0 is out (1994)

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Post by Someone »

redstripe wrote: post #5

Was there ever a DOS binary? That would be worth firing up a VM for.

http://legacy.python.org/download/other/:

”Python for MS-DOS

Python 2.4.2 for DOS/DPMI, built on the DJGPP platform, is also available”.

So, yes, there was one. The link (http://www.caddit.net/pythond) works, and seems to still have the binary. You will need a ”proper Long Filename Driver for your platform” to fully enjoy it.

Re: Python 1.0.0 is out (1994)

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Post by kumarvvr »

thinkpad20 wrote: post #9

Interesting to read his description of the language, which sounds pretty much exactly like python is now. It’s a pretty good testament to why python gained and retained popularity. Though not without fault, python is certainly one of the best-designed languages ever created, in my opinion.

It may not be the most efficient one out there, but it certainly is the most productive, atleast for me.

God I love the language. The only language, that allows my thoughts to flow alongside writing code that allows my thoughts to manifest.

I am well experienced with C# as well, but something about statically typed stuff (I worked with C# before the dynamic stuff wasn't added to it) breaks the flow of thoughts.

With python, it's like designing systems on paper. Friction-free.

Re: Python 1.0.0 is out (1994)

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Post by [deleted] »

tejinderss wrote: post #11
microtonal wrote: post #8

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Arguably, that would be Java, which was introduced in 1995. For whatever hey are worth, most language popularity indexes (TIOBE, LangPop) place Java above Python with quite a large margin. Java may not get much exposure here or in startups, but if you go out in the real world of 'boring' business applications, Java is pretty much the defacto language (together with C#).

Python surpasses java according to github statistics http://www.benfrederickson.com/ranking-programming-languages...

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Re: Python 1.0.0 is out (1994)

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Post by kumarvvr »

microtonal wrote: post #8
senatorobama wrote: post #7

The most successful language in the last twenty years.

Arguably, that would be Java, which was introduced in 1995. For whatever hey are worth, most language popularity indexes (TIOBE, LangPop) place Java above Python with quite a large margin. Java may not get much exposure here or in startups, but if you go out in the real world of 'boring' business applications, Java is pretty much the defacto language (together with C#).

I don't get why Python can't replace Java in almost all domains. It's exceptionally well structured and fast enough for most use cases.

Re: Python 1.0.0 is out (1994)

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Post by lstyls »

tejinderss wrote: post #11
microtonal wrote: post #8

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Arguably, that would be Java, which was introduced in 1995. For whatever hey are worth, most language popularity indexes (TIOBE, LangPop) place Java above Python with quite a large margin. Java may not get much exposure here or in startups, but if you go out in the real world of 'boring' business applications, Java is pretty much the defacto language (together with C#).

Python surpasses java according to github statistics http://www.benfrederickson.com/ranking-programming-languages...

Sample bias. I suspect the vast majority of binaries in the wild were compiled with little, if any, code hosted on GitHub.

Re: Python 1.0.0 is out (1994)

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Post by pjmlp »

kumarvvr wrote: post #16
microtonal wrote: post #8

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Arguably, that would be Java, which was introduced in 1995. For whatever hey are worth, most language popularity indexes (TIOBE, LangPop) place Java above Python with quite a large margin. Java may not get much exposure here or in startups, but if you go out in the real world of 'boring' business applications, Java is pretty much the defacto language (together with C#).

I don't get why Python can't replace Java in almost all domains. It's exceptionally well structured and fast enough for most use cases.

Maybe one day, when CPython guys start taking JIT seriously and finally get rid of GIL.

Re: Python 1.0.0 is out (1994)

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Post by pjmlp »

tejinderss wrote: post #11
microtonal wrote: post #8

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Arguably, that would be Java, which was introduced in 1995. For whatever hey are worth, most language popularity indexes (TIOBE, LangPop) place Java above Python with quite a large margin. Java may not get much exposure here or in startups, but if you go out in the real world of 'boring' business applications, Java is pretty much the defacto language (together with C#).

Python surpasses java according to github statistics http://www.benfrederickson.com/ranking-programming-languages...

The majority of companies across the world don't have any repository on Github.

Github is for FOSS projects, or building CV portfolios for startups that think we don't have anything else to do after work.

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