On February 26, 2002 11:42 am, Charles Finley wrote:
> James Byrne wrote:
> > Without wishing to touch off a language jahid, comments on the
> > relative merits of Python and Java (or other commonly used
> > programming tools freely available on Linux)  for programming
> > business applications would also be appreciated.
>
> I've never used Python but have used Java.  That said, I'll vote for Java
> for several reasons.  Reason #1 is its relative popularity.  Reason #2 is
> its comprehensive environment. Java is not just a programming language it
> is a development environment and perhaps even a paradigm. The JAVA
> environment features portability, GUI's, Web interfaces, Object
> Orientation, the ability to build reusable classes and components, remote
> object access, access to RDBMS's and various data stores, etc.  It's
> language structure is very conducive to object oriented development and
> there are a growing number of classes available both free and commercial
> that ease the burden for developers.

I have written very little in Python but I believe same is true for Python.
Python is really easy to learn also. There's a lot to be said about really
good documentation.

-Pete

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