[Cialug] What lang for writing a service?

[Matthew Nuzum]

Can you think of any reason why it might be easier to install on a broader
variety of servers? I know in Ubuntu Python is commonly pre-installed.

On Mon, Dec 7, 2015 at 11:27 AM jim kraai <jimgkraai at gmail.com> wrote:

> So the question then becomes:  Which will be easier for you and other web
> developers to maintain?
>
> My opinion is that python is more maintainable over short and long time
> scales.  Others are welcome to opine differently.
>
>
> On Mon, Dec 7, 2015 at 10:47 AM, Matthew Nuzum <newz at bearfruit.org> wrote:
>
> > I need to write a service and I can use either Python or Node.js. I'm
> > picking these because: a) I know them well, and b) necessary libraries
> are
> > readily available.
> >
> > Can you think of any pros and cons for choosing one or the other?
> > (regarding Python, I *think* I can write the code to work equally well in
> > Python 3.x and 2.x)
> >
> > My goal is for this tool I'm writing to be useful for other web
> developers
> > to help manage their servers.
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