Ask HN: Java or Python - Stack Selection for Enterprise Apps
The CIO's and CTO's I've worked with in the past would want an onsite solution for this type of application and it would probably not be targeted well for smaller companies. Also most decision makers at the companies I would target would want a solution integrated with their internal security infrastructure (SiteMider, LDAP, Active Directory, etc).
My background with webapps is mainly in three stacks Python/Django, PHP/codeigniter and Java/Spring. My preference is to work with python/django and I feel it would be more than capable for this offering not to mention bringing the app to market faster, however I am afraid that IT rules, politics, internal standards could make it more difficult for me to close sales if I go the python route.
The downside to developing in the Java/Spring stack is the time and effort involved in development. The upside is that Java on Tomcat appears to be the defacto standard for enterprise installations. It certainly is not hurting the adoption of Atlassian products.
Does anyone have some insight from with this aspect of product development to help me steer my stack selection decision?
Thanks, Ian