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Van Rossum: Python is not too slow

In an interview, Python inventor Guido van Rossum also highlights need for new branch and prospects... more
Why new programming languages succeed -- or fail

Some languages become industry favorites, while others drift into obscurity. What sets the... more
Google programming languages failing to gain traction

Tiobe Programming Community Index reveals lack of usage of Go and Dart, while programming languages... more
Why we need even more programming languages

Upgrading existing, popular languages to support new features is a lot harder than you might think... more
From PHP to Perl: What's hot, what's not in scripting languages

Scripting languages now do 'real' programming -- so the race is on to get developers on board with... more
Heroku, Engine Yard bolster language support on clouds

Platform-as-a-service cloud providers are adding Python, Java, and JRuby development capabilities... more
Objective-C, C#, D language: Winners in programming popularity

Java remains the longtime top-ranked language in the Tiobe Programming Community index... more
Bossie Awards 2011: The best open source application development software

InfoWorld's Test Center picks the best open source development tools of 2011... more
Pillars of Python: Django Web framework

Django combines excellent backward compatibility, good admin tools, and a focus on developer ease... more
Pillars of Python: Pyramid Web framework

Built on the foundation of repoze.bfg, Pyramid is powerfully flexible but takes time to figure out... more
Pillars of Python: Web2py Web framework

Web2py combines abundant features and powerful tools, backed by excellent documentation... more
Pillars of Python: Zope 2 Web framework

Zope 2 provides everything you need in one package, including the database and development... more
Pillars of Python: Web.py Web framework

Web.py is a well-balanced, minimalist framework that's easy to install and easy to learn... more
Pillars of Python: CubicWeb Web framework

CubicWeb tackles rapid Web app development with modular components and object reuse... more
Pillars of Python: Six Python Web frameworks compared

CubicWeb, Django, Pyramid, Web.py, Web2py, and Zope 2 give Python-savvy Web application developers... more
Python 3.2 eases concurrent development

The just-released Python 3.2 beta shows the language being tweaked for parallel programming... more
InfoWorld review: Nine fine Python development tools

A wide-ranging flock of Python IDEs offer great options for Windows scripting, GUI applications,... more
ActiveState Python honed for databases

The new ActiveState Python distribution includes modules for GUI design and interacting with... more
ActiveState bolsters Python with financial and scientific capabilities

Open source packages feature libraries and tools, and is available for Windows, Linux, and Mac OS X... more
Python language upgrade slithers toward final release

Python 2.7, the last version of the 2.x line, goes to release candidate stage with finished version... more

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Latest Python news and articles

In an interview, Python inventor Guido van Rossum also highlights need for new branch and prospects... more

Some languages become industry favorites, while others drift into obscurity. What sets the... more

Tiobe Programming Community Index reveals lack of usage of Go and Dart, while programming languages... more

Upgrading existing, popular languages to support new features is a lot harder than you might think... more

Scripting languages now do 'real' programming -- so the race is on to get developers on board with... more

Platform-as-a-service cloud providers are adding Python, Java, and JRuby development capabilities... more

Java remains the longtime top-ranked language in the Tiobe Programming Community index... more

InfoWorld's Test Center picks the best open source development tools of 2011... more

Django combines excellent backward compatibility, good admin tools, and a focus on developer ease... more

Built on the foundation of repoze.bfg, Pyramid is powerfully flexible but takes time to figure out... more

Web2py combines abundant features and powerful tools, backed by excellent documentation... more

Zope 2 provides everything you need in one package, including the database and development... more

Web.py is a well-balanced, minimalist framework that's easy to install and easy to learn... more

CubicWeb tackles rapid Web app development with modular components and object reuse... more

CubicWeb, Django, Pyramid, Web.py, Web2py, and Zope 2 give Python-savvy Web application developers... more

The just-released Python 3.2 beta shows the language being tweaked for parallel programming... more

A wide-ranging flock of Python IDEs offer great options for Windows scripting, GUI applications,... more

The new ActiveState Python distribution includes modules for GUI design and interacting with... more

Open source packages feature libraries and tools, and is available for Windows, Linux, and Mac OS X... more

Python 2.7, the last version of the 2.x line, goes to release candidate stage with finished version... more

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