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Remember that Python is several decades old, and version 2 is about 16 years old. Like UNIX man pages, the docs (as well as best practices, idioms, etc.) were i
by ap22213 10y ago
Remember that Python is several decades old, and version 2 is about 16 years old. Like UNIX man pages, the docs (as well as best practices, idioms, etc.) were influenced by programming methods of the day. There was much more time to read the docs, think, and experiment. There weren't many answers to be found.
The methods of the modern developer are much different: 1) run into problem, 2) look for library to solve problem, 3) install library from package manager, 4) look for examples of library that fit problem, 5) copy-paste-modify example, 6) commit.
I can see why the docs are insufficient for today's beginners.
- Eridrus 10y agoPHP is just as old and when I learnt PHP 14 years ago the docs were really friendly back then too, I loved being able to go to php.net/func_name and get a good description of how it worked. Of course this is for the standard library, which is what the article talks about, but PHP's standard library (at least then) had much more of the kitchen sink thrown in it.