While I admire both Pike and Graham, I've never liked the use of zingers to articulate a programming point. Invariably, programming involves trade-offs, accepta

While I admire both Pike and Graham, I've never liked the use of zingers to articulate a programming point. Invariably, programming involves trade-offs, acceptance of limitations in one dimension to gain benefits in another. So, zinging the limitations is easy to do and doesn't advance understanding.