On Dec 1, 2:10 am, Bjoern Schliessmann <usenet- [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Russ P. wrote: > > I agree that Python is not a good name for a programming language, > > Why not?
Think about proposing its use to someone who has never heard of it (which I did not too long ago). As the OP pointed out, a Python is a snake. Why should a programming language be named after a snake? > BTW, is "Windows" a great name for an operating system? No. > > Speaking of stupid names, what does "C++" mean? > > It's "C incremented". I know that. But "C" was already a dumb name, and "C++" compounded the dumbness. Actually, "C" was probably intended as a temporary name for internal use, but not for a widely used, standard language. > > I think it's the grade you get when you just barely missed > > a "B--". > > So what dou you think about D language? :) Or F or F#? I think that one-letter names are even worse for languages than they are for variables. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
