Re: Koolaid (was Re: Optional Static Typing)

2004-12-24 Thread Tim Jarman
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Peter Hansen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > P.S.: The ironic thing about all this is that it was > actually something called "Flavor Aid", made by a > company called Jel Sert (http://www.jelsert.com), > and not Kool-Aid at all. What would be even funnier > is if

Re: Koolaid (was Re: Optional Static Typing)

2004-12-24 Thread Scott David Daniels
Tim Churches wrote: Peter Hansen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I always thought the connotation was more that those who "drank the Kool-Aid" were unthinking drones, following what others told them to do. I thought it was an allusion to "The Electric Kool-Aid Acid test" by Tom Wolfe - see http://en.wi

Re: Koolaid (was Re: Optional Static Typing)

2004-12-24 Thread Robert Kern
Tim Churches wrote: Peter Hansen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: John Roth wrote: "Rocco Moretti" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: The question is, should Guido state "TDD is the one true way to program in Python.", or should concessions be made in the language design for those who don't "drink the TDD Kool

Re: Koolaid (was Re: Optional Static Typing)

2004-12-23 Thread Tim Churches
Peter Hansen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > John Roth wrote: > > "Rocco Moretti" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> The question is, should Guido state "TDD is the one true way to > >> program in Python.", or should concessions be made in the language > >> design for those who don't "drink the TDD

Koolaid (was Re: Optional Static Typing)

2004-12-23 Thread Peter Hansen
John Roth wrote: "Rocco Moretti" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: The question is, should Guido state "TDD is the one true way to program in Python.", or should concessions be made in the language design for those who don't "drink the TDD Kool-aide". Neither one. I hope you didn't mean that people who