Learning a valuable lesson
By Suhail Mir
( Editor Derik Times)
For a nation regarded as a software programming powerhouse, the episode has salutary lessons. While skills in traditional computer languages are meant for stitching software applications and maintaining large mainframe computers are a strength ignoring some of the key languages is a big mistake for many IT firms. Out of a total of 38 programming languages worldwide, 13.95% of all code submitted was in Python, while 19.92% submissions were in Java, and 15.72% in C. The maximum number of solutions were submitted in C++ with 37.7%. But skipping Python is one of the biggest regrets that a s/w engineer can admit.
Python is the second most popular programming language this year for development on the web after Java. Python is yet to find a place in the teaching curriculum of schools or universities, most of which continue to teach the conventional languages such as C, C++ and Java, unlike countries like the United States and United Kingdom where universities and schools now impart Python training.
one of India's top software companies was faced with quandary. It had won a $200 million (Rs 1,200 crore) contract to develop an app store for a large US bank, but did not have adequate numbers of programmers who could write code in Python, the language most suited for the job. Eventually, it paid thrice the billing rate to a group of freelance Python programmers in the US. Python is a hot skill that is commanding a premium over traditional languages. For Python programmers with about six years' experience, the salary could be up to 30% higher than for those with skills in traditional languages.
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