John Bokma wrote: >> Seriously though, there is no contradiction between the idea of >> "people use Python instead of Java because they prefer to avoid pain" > > It sounds like a typical fanboy statement to me, since it implies that > Java is always a pain, and Python is perfect.
That inference requires as preliminary convention, some clear contrafactual like "everybody uses Python and nobody uses Java". IMO, this is a form of assumption that is only legitimate in the purpose of reaching agreement; while the OP's statement can be read as "those people who use Python instead of Java do it because..." without recourse to a similar assumption - what escapes your criticism. Cheers, BB -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
