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When saying "the main bottom-line difference between X and Y is that Y is better", you're implying that you'll say something interesting and nuanced and then...
by angelbob 11y ago
When saying "the main bottom-line difference between X and Y is that Y is better", you're implying that you'll say something interesting and nuanced and then... not.
I could say "the main difference between Ruby 1.8 and 1.9 is that programs run twice as fast in 1.9" (true, 1.8 is dog-slow.) And that's "Y is better", but it's also fairly specific.
"Python 3.0 makes it easier to produce high-quality software" is annoyingly vague. They seem to mean software that behaves more consistently by reducing the amount of default unpredictability in the language spec -- that's fair and specific. It's also not what the article said, sadly.
- sanderjd 11y agoThe summary of the argument may be vague, but that's ok, it's the summary; the specifics are why there's an accompanying article.
- angelbob 11y agoSure. But that's still a lousy title. "Python 3 is better than Python 2", for instance, while true, is completely failing to explain why the article is interesting.
- CydeWeys 11y agoI'm not defending the title, and I don't think lots of discussion over said title is really that useful. I found the contents of the article interesting.