Alex Martelli wrote: > Alan Morgan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > ... > >>Excessive cleverness can lead to unmaintainable code. So can excessive >>stupidity. > > > +1 QOTW. > ++
> >>Since there are a lot more stupid people than clever people out there I >>think the more likely scenario is having to maintain unmaintainable code >>written by a complete idiot whose programming knowledge comes solely from >>books whose titles end with "In 7 Days". > > > Disagree -- far more people THINK they're clever, than really ARE > clever. According to a recent article in the Financial Times, over 40% > of a typical financial firm's employees firmly believe they are among > the 5% best employees of the firm -- and the situation, believe me, is > no different in programming. > > Just as 85% of drivers believe their skill level is "above average". regards Steve -- Steve Holden +44 150 684 7255 +1 800 494 3119 Holden Web LLC www.holdenweb.com PyCon TX 2006 www.python.org/pycon/ -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
