Steve Holden wrote: > Doug Bromley wrote: >> I can see Ruby overtaking Python if we don't ALL do something about it.
I think it's the name. Python. Let's change it to something nicer. Think about it... if you found a Ruby, you'd pick it up and put it in your pocket. If you ran across a Python, you'd run away. Gems is nice too. Compare that to Cheese Shop... who came up with that :) Do you want a pretty gem stone or a smelly slice of cheese? I mean that in a literal sense. I don't think Python is smelly at all, but it certainly has chosen some slimy, smelly bad names for itself! Psychology is important. Just as important as good design. I think this fact doesn't sink in to the Python community. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
