In the 1990s, the perl and python communities both had to cope with an endless stream of novice confusion. One grew community norms which included recreational

In the 1990s, the perl and python communities both had to cope with an endless stream of novice confusion. One grew community norms which included recreational disparagement. The other, in part in reaction, was explicit and firm: if you can't be polite and professional just now, your contribution to the community can wait. The contrast between the two cultures was very dramatic.