On Thu, 22 Feb 2018 17:13:02 -0800, Rick Johnson wrote: > On Thursday, February 22, 2018 at 1:55:35 PM UTC-6, Jack Fearnley wrote: > [...] >> I realize that this thread is about benchmarking and not really about >> generating fibonacci numbers, but I hope nobody is using this code to >> generate them on a 'production' basis, > > I've been raising the warning flags about that awful Fibonacci example > for years! > > First it was in the tutorial, and then, they plastered it on the front > page of Python.org like it were some sort of trophy... > > At this point i have concluded that it must be: (1) a sadistic noob > hazing device, or (2) a straw-stuffed, > anthropomorphic, crow-poop-riddled monster that sends the seasoned > programmers off in the opposite direction.
Excellent thread! I see I'm preaching to the converted. Jack -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
