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15 years ago, Python programmers used to mock Perl by quoting the Zen of Python: "There should be one - and preferably only one - obvious way to do it.". This w
by lenkite 11mo ago
15 years ago, Python programmers used to mock Perl by quoting the Zen of Python: "There should be one - and preferably only one - obvious way to do it.". This was in stark contrast to Perl's TIMTOWTDI motto: "There Is More Than One Way To Do It."
The Zen of Python is sadly now an absolute lie.
- gbacon 11mo agoRather than an absolute lie, I’m more inclined to characterize it as naïve or black-and-white thinking, outside of CRUD apps and undergraduate intro projects.