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On that we very much agree. I think it's definitely worth considering what could / can be done better, but people often argue deeply about things that aren't r
by aidos 4y ago
On that we very much agree.
I think it's definitely worth considering what could / can be done better, but people often argue deeply about things that aren't really a massive deal. You've pointed out examples that are much more interesting than "should __len__() have been called len()".
Certainly makes one appreciate Guido's stewardship in keeping the language fairly clean but applicable to large number of use cases for so long!
- jacquesm 4y agoYes, I think he did an amazing job. Being the maintainer of a popular open source project is the most thankless job and if the project is a language or an operating system doubly so. Every Tom, Dick & Harriet that has ever opened a CS book will have an opinion and dealing with all that over the years in a courteous way really adds up.