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Dropbox: A case study for Not using python

http://chrononsystems.com/blog/dropbox-case-study-for-not-using-python

by pdeva1 • 13 years ago

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macarthy12• 13 years ago

Just because you rewrite some of the slow bits in C, doesn't mean you get don't get a big win using python. I would bet the parts in C don't need to be as agile as all the other parts; the GUI, rest client etc.

So you can iterate fast, and drop to C when you need to.

LeeLorean• 13 years ago

Dropbox used Python for client portability?

zimpenfish• 13 years ago

Yeah, stupid Dropbox, using Python and only having 100M+ users and $200M+ yearly revenue.

Imagine how stupid they feel every morning when they get off their gold plated beds for using Python.

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