OT: Need to compare Python to Perl and Basic for Proposal
Sorry this is off-topic. I'm trying to convince Novell to sponser a port of Python (and hence, Zope) to the NetWare platform. NetWare already supports the following languages on the server: C Java JavaScript Basic (like VB) Perl Essentially, I need to convince Novell that Python is a better language, or has more support, or more pre-packaged solutions, etc, than Perl, Java or Basic. Does anyone know of any white papers comparing Python and Perl? Any "history of Perl" vs. "history of Python"? Novell has a significant investment in server-side interpreted langauges already. I'm also concerned about resource utilization, such as memory and processor time, for typical operations in perl vs. Python. Thanks for any suggestions.. Brad Clements, bkc@murkworks.com (315)268-1000 http://www.murkworks.com (315)268-9812 Fax netmeeting: ils://ils.murkworks.com ICQ: 14856937
There are links to a number of python comparisons at http://www.python.org/doc/Comparisons.html , including a few specifically involving perl. I don't think there's a lot there regarding resource utilization, though there may be something of that sort... Ken Manheimer klm@digicool.com On Fri, 12 Feb 1999, Brad Clements wrote:
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Essentially, I need to convince Novell that Python is a better language, or has more support, or more pre-packaged solutions, etc, than Perl, Java or Basic.
Does anyone know of any white papers comparing Python and Perl? Any "history of Perl" vs. "history of Python"?
Novell has a significant investment in server-side interpreted langauges already.
I'm also concerned about resource utilization, such as memory and processor time, for typical operations in perl vs. Python.
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