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Or think how ridiculous it sounds to think of a "standard" definition of Python or Ruby. Really? It doesn't sound all that ridiculous if you know cpython is t

by cbs 15y ago

Or think how ridiculous it sounds to think of a "standard" definition of Python or Ruby. Really? It doesn't sound all that ridiculous if you know cpython is the reference implementation of the language python, which is extended by the PEP process.

cageface 15y ago
My point exactly. There's a reference implementation, not a thousand page standard document.
- cbs 15y ago
  >not a thousand page standard document It has those too. And IIRC the w3c requires a browser to implement a reference version before something is standardized there.