3. Python and other languages
Comparing two programming languages is a subjective exercise, since most of today's programming tools offer similar functionality. However, some languages are more suited to particular contexts, and develop certain qualities more than others.
3.1 Python vs Java
"Without Eclipse, Java would probably be the least enjoyable language." (Anonymous developer)
Java is the flagship Open Source language. The number of developers using this tool is enormous compared to Python. Over 20% of IT professionals use it. This craze is due in no small part to the massive financial support injected by Sun and leading software companies. Every problem has a solution in the form of a Java standard (JSR), and applications...
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Bibliography
- VAN ROSSUM (G.) - Python Tutorial. - Disponible sur Internet : http://docs.python.org/tut/tut.html (2008)
- PILGRIM (M.) - Dive Into Python. -...
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Standards and norms
WSGI 2003 Python Web Server Gateway Interface v1.0. On the Internet : http://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0333/
ISO/IEC 8859-15 1999 Information technology - Single-byte coded graphic character sets. Part 15: Latin alphabet No. 9.
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Directory of modules supplied with Python http://docs.python.org/modindex.html
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