Quote:
Originally Posted by clickhappy
thanks guys. I just felt so confused how "Google is written in python" and "youtube is written in python" so I dont understand how its done.
thanks
|
Google has since been re-written in compiled languages, but the reason for originally being developed in Python was pretty simple: Python is well-suited to rapid prototyping, and is an excellent "glue" language for combining programming languages.
When we released Python version 2.0, Guido and the rest of us concentrated on adding features that would enhance the evolution and adoption of the language. In addition to releasing the language from the restrictive CNRI license (which was of critical importance to us), we saw some of these features (garbage collection, etc) as opening Python up to a broader user base.
I personally left the team shortly after the release of 2.0, and don't currently code in Python for anything other than prototyping .. but it's still great for that.