On 07/03/18 01:34, Steven D'Aprano wrote:
I said *indefinite* not infinite.
Yes, you did. My bad.
You did read the article I linked to, right? You know that people don't suddenly and instantly turn from "beginner" to "expert" when they exceed 9,999 hours 59 minutes and 59 seconds? Quibbling over the exact number of hours is foolish.
Of course I know that. I've been familiar with the concept for a long time. I've taught several guitarists and have seen it first hand. I've also trained several programmers.
Quibbling over the exact number of hours *is* foolish - but nobody was doing that. I was simply pointing out that you used three vastly different numbers in almost the same breath to describe how long it takes a person to master something.
I think we both get the idea - let's back out of this rabbit trail before we get lost, ok? :)
-Jim -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
