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> I strongly disagree with Zed on this one... I'm unsurprised. Programmers have a remarkable belief that they are experts in every subject, and if you tell th

> I strongly disagree with Zed on this one... I'm unsurprised. Programmers have a remarkable belief that they are experts in every subject, and if you tell them that there is something wrong with the way they argue, they will argue with you about it.

nailer 17y ago
This recalled to mind recently meeting a physicist who had some experience of programming at a party. The physicist repeatedly insisted (and explained to me with an authoritative tone) that Python 'has no VM as it is a scripting language'.
scott_s 17y ago
I'd rather discussions here avoid such broad and inflammatory generalizations.