Steve Dirickson wrote:
>
> > >PHP and Python ... web ... only ... ?
>
> I've only recently started playing with Python, but I'm confused as to
> where this "Python is only good for Web pages" stuff is coming from.
> >From what I've seen so far, it's a general-purpose scripting,
> prototyping, and "glue" language.

I didn't state that well and I didn't know much about Python.

Should one (today) build business applications to last 25
years out of "glue" languages?

After looking it over, if I did, I would use Ruby. But
maybe Ruby won't turn out to be "just" a glue language?

Yet, using something not popular seems potentially
somewhat suicidal concerning bringing in staff to maintain
and enhance our applications.  Like maintaining our SPL
applications.

Richard


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