J2EE Performance looks OK to me, dodgy benchmarks not withstanding.
The Python programming language page at the Wikipedia is the best short description of Python that I've yet seen.
Via SumErgoCogito.
More than any other programming language Java forces programmers to embed hard-coded knowledge throughout their code about the types of data items. The numerous explicit cast operations in a typical program, not only annoy the programmer but also contribute greatly to the unreasonably high cost of maintaining Java software.
They said it should work, and it does. So, can anyone tell me why a WebFacing user needs WAS?
The Cranky User: Could you repeat that?
One of the tools that we use is almost totally non-automatable. Not only does in not have any built-in automation features, but it doesn't seem to play by the rule in terms of its GUI, so AutoIt and the like can't drive it. Our weekly integration build takes all day, and is largely a manual process. Boring and error prone, too, and any repetitive manual process is bound to be.
Via vsbabu.org.