> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:python- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Aaron Brady > Sent: Monday, December 08, 2008 3:27 PM > To: python-list@python.org > Subject: Re: Guido's new method definition idea > > On Dec 7, 4:23 pm, Philip Slate <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Dec 7, 1:13 pm, Bruno Desthuilliers > > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > and friendlier to newbies. > > > > > I'd rather say "more acceptable to java-brainwashed developpers". > > > > And I'd rather say you're trolling, but that's ok since you're > > preaching to the converted. You conveniently forgot to mention the > C++/ > > Eiffel/Smalltalk/pretty-much-every-OO-lang "brainwashed" developers > > too. In reality Python, with its kludgy OO and objects being > > essentially glorified dicts, is the odd one out, not the other way > > around. > > That's true. But what would a Python-brainwashed developer be?
Anyone who believes that writing beautiful, unencumbered code is efficient, while still believing that discovering type casting errors at runtime isn't grossly inefficient. Or given whitespace delimited code, Python developers believe that nothing is important. ;-) ***** The information transmitted is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential, proprietary, and/or privileged material. Any review, retransmission, dissemination or other use of, or taking of any action in reliance upon this information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient is prohibited. If you received this in error, please contact the sender and delete the material from all computers. GA623 -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
