[Zope] OT: Need to compare Python to Perl and Basic for Proposal

[Ken Manheimer]

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:

> [...]
>
> 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.
>
> [...]