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The Register: Nokia Prefers Python to Perl for Smartphone Scripting

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Jan 27, 2004

[ Thanks to jorgerpo for
this link. ]

“Nokia tells us that Python, not Perl, is the preferred language
for scripting on its smartphone platforms. Last week Lee Epting,
the VP responsible for developer programs, told us that an internal
build of Perl for Series 60 would make its way into the wider
world.

“This is still the plan, but in a statement released internally,
Nokia says ‘Within the context of a relatively new platform, Series
60, one implementation of a technology concept tool will actually
involve the evaluation of Python as the scripting language, with
the existing potential for Perl to be a strong evaluation candidate
in a secondary phased approach…'”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

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