ActiveState Whitepapers

Python: The Programmer’s Lingua Franca

Since you can’t be proficient in every programming language under the sun, a language that bridges technologies and allows people to communicate their ideas is needed. A few programming languages have tried to fill this role over the years, but none holds as much promise as Python.

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7 Reasons the Future of Tcl is Bright

We recently spoke to Clif Flynt, President and CTO of Noumena Corporation, to get his view on the future of Tcl. Clif is the author of the TclTutor package and the books Tcl/Tk for Real Programmers and Tcl/Tk: A Developer’s Guide.

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OS-Independent Interpreters

Standardization makes for efficient rolling out updates and security patches, installing software, and providing user support. However, programs requiring an interpreter run (i.e. dynamic languages like Perl, Python, Tcl, Ruby and PHP) are often exempted from this standardization.

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Improving Software Development Success with ActivePerl

Software development is hard. No matter what the end product, many of the same stumbling blocks come up time and again and get in the way of project success. Some classic pitfalls include time restraints, insufficient in-house resources, scope creep, and spiraling development costs.

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Expert Tips and Tricks

How do innovative enterprises rely on dynamic languages such as Perl and Python to glue together sets of independent computer systems and ensure reliable and secure connections to their data stores?

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