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Re: [News] Java's Father Advocates IDEs, Sun Adds Python Focus

Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
> Don't use Emacs, says Java's father
> 
> ,----[ Quote ]
>| Known in the development world as the father of Java, Sun Microsystems' vice 
>| president and fellow James Gosling has urged coders to stop using the 
>| antiquated Emacs text editor and move to a more modern IDE like Sun's own 
>| open source NetBeans.   
> `----
> 
> http://www.computerworld.com.au/index.php/id;170166942;fp;4;fpid;1968336438

This bit worried me a little:

	While NetBeans is open source, Gosling said almost nobody bothers
	to modify its code because of its complexity.

Does that mean it's not well written?  Not modular enough?  

> 
> Sun hires two key Python developers
> 
> ,----[ Quote ]
>| Sun Microsystems Inc. is looking to bolster its position in the Python 
>| programming realm through the hiring of two prominent developers. 
> `----
> 
> http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&taxonomyName=development&articleId=9066359&taxonomyId=11&intsrc=kc_top
> 
> 
> Related:
> 
> Python upgrades readied for 2008
> 
> ,----[ Quote ]
>| Developers of the Python programming language are working concurrently on two 
>| upgrades to the core platform, both to arrive in 2008, representatives of 
>| Python said Wednesday.  
> `----
> 
> http://www.linuxworld.com.au/index.php?id=1060483239&rid=-50
> 
> 
> Python Magazine Lives
> 
> ,----[ Quote ]
>| There are columnists, there are tech editors, there are authors. Articles 
>| have been commissioned. Logos and trademarks are in place. The design team is  
>| rocking, the contract team is rolling, and the emails are flying. In the 
>| background, the sound of constant typewriter activity can be heard, just like 
>| on those old newscasts from the old Cronkite days. Exciting times!   
> `----
> 
> http://m0j0.wordpress.com/2007/07/03/python-magazine-lives/
> 
> 
> Python Enters KDE SVN with Guidance
> 
> ,----[ Quote ]
>| Guidance was originally developed for Mandrake Linux and is now
>| used by default in Kubuntu. It is hoped that moving it to KDE
>| Extragear will encourage testing and development on other
>| distributions. Guidance requires PyKDE Extensions as well
>| as the PyKDE bindings themselves.
> `----
> 
> http://dot.kde.org/1176941846/
> 
> 
> Old:
> 
> One Laptop Per Child kicks off PyCON 2007
> 
> ,----[ Quote ]
>| Krstic himself mentioned only a little bit about the impact of 100
>| million children being exposed to laptop computers and the internet,
>| let alone a view source key inviting them to learn one of the most
>| powerful free software oriented programming languages in one of the
>| most powerful free software operating systems.
> `----
> 
> http://www.freesoftwaremagazine.com/node/2088
> 
> 
> Python slithers to 'significant' release
> 
> ,----[ Quote ]
>| The open source community this week hailed the most significant update
>| to Python in five years.
>| 
>| Python 2.5 contains major improvements in reliability, performance
>| and efficiency, according to release manager Anthony Baxter.
> `----
> 
> http://www.regdeveloper.co.uk/2006/09/22/python_upgrade/


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