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My first CS class was in Scheme (R6 iirc), and the year after they switched to python. Then a thousand cries in failure to understand python metaclasses. They
by cap11235 2y ago
My first CS class was in Scheme (R6 iirc), and the year after they switched to python. Then a thousand cries in failure to understand python metaclasses. They are garbage at the repl, and you have a distinct set of folks that edit their editors.
- maleldil 2y agoMost Python programmers don't really have to understand metaclasses or other advanced concepts like descriptors. The main metaclass they'd use would be to create abstract classes, and these days you can just subclass ABC.