python and ava

[Tomer B]

I read many places over the net that people who develop with python usually developer a few times more faster than in java.

and while the java teams are still working on building up the basics of the code the python guys are already ready wth first prototype.

what are your views on this?

thanks

[John O'Hanley]

That may very well be true. I haven't used python extensively, so I
can't speak from experience myself.

I'm not so sure that it's the language. I suspect it's more about the
libraries and tools instead.

For example, I know that some beginner Java text books use Swing for
their examples. That's a bad idea, since Swing is complex, and not
easy to deal with. Not good for beginners.

On the server-side, there's more choice for tools. One could certainly
use a large, unwieldly toolkit on the server side as well, but there
are also smaller toolkits available too (web4j, for example).

Unfortunately, the Java "culture" seems to favor large, complex tools
over small, simple ones, I'm afraid...

- John