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#backoftheNapkin: Ohloh.net estimates python, the language, would take 437 man years, and 23 mil. to create.
Python is a dynamic, object-oriented programming language that can be used for many kinds of software development. It offers strong support for integration with other languages and tools, comes with extensive standard libraries, and can be learned in a few days. Many Python programmers report substantial productivity gains and feel the language encourages the development of better code.

Effort (est.) 429 Person Years

Avg. Salary 55,000

Eric Lawrence, John Sides, and Henry Farrell have put out a new study: We examine deliberation, polarization, and political participation among blog readers.We find that blog readers gravitate toward blogs that accord with their political beliefs. Few read blogs on both the left and right of the ideological spectrum. Furthermore, those who read left-wing blogs and those who read right-wing blogs are ideologically far apart.

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