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first, there are lots of volunteers that want to mess with assembly language. second, CPython is just a C interpeter, there isn't much assembly if any. third,
by mgaunard 4y ago
first, there are lots of volunteers that want to mess with assembly language.
second, CPython is just a C interpeter, there isn't much assembly if any.
third, contributing to CPython is sufficiently high-profile you could easily land a 500k-job just by putting it on your CV.
No, those are not the real reasons why it hasn't happened before.
- Angostura 4y agoGo on then - what are the real reasons, in your mind?
- coldtea 4y agoUnfriendly core team?
- mgaunard 4y agoWhy should major technology projects be "friendly" to random people? I think the word you're looking for is "politics".
- metadat 4y agoBeing friendly is inclusive and generally a winning strategy compared to others. The underlying source of the Politics of Python and associated perceptions stems from the core team's culture of not being "friendly".
- mgaunard 4y agoPeople act according to their interests. They have no obligation to go out of their way to cater to yours. The entitlement of the new generation of open-source contributors to require political correctness or friendliness is so destructive it's ridiculous. I wouldn't want to be involved with any project that prioritizes such zealotry on top of practicality.
- metadat 4y agoIt's not about entitlement so much as about ensuring the project can reach it's full potential and continue to stay relevant and useful in perpetuity as people come and go. The world constantly changes, projects adapt or become less useful.