Carl> As for your statement about how "command of the language" (in Carl> reference to python) extends to written/spoken word, I don't quite Carl> understand what you are saying.
Just that posts to newsgroups like c.l.py are examples of your written prose, profane or not. Carl> Can you explain how the use of profanity affects one's ability to Carl> code in python or explain their code? I've been programming for 20 some-odd years. I've found that spoken and written communication skills have always been as important to success as pure programming skills. Skip -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list