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| From | Grant Edwards <invalid@invalid.invalid> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.lang.python |
| Subject | Re: How to "wow" someone new to Python |
| Date | 2015-01-23 00:09 +0000 |
| Organization | PANIX Public Access Internet and UNIX, NYC |
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On 2015-01-22, Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> wrote:
> Mario Figueiredo wrote:
>
>> But speaking about impressing more experient programmers, I personally
>> don't think Python has a wow factor in any of its features and syntax. At
>> least in the way I understand the word "wow".
>
> Quote:
>
> I've seen Python criticized as "ugly" precisely because it doesn't
> have a trick-based view of the world. In many ways, it's a dull
> language, borrowing solid old concepts from many other languages &
> styles: boring syntax, unsurprising semantics, few automatic
> coercions, etc etc. But that's one of the things I like about it.
> - Tim Peters
Well, you know the ancient Chinese programmer's curse:
"May you program in an interesting language".
--
Grant Edwards grant.b.edwards Yow! Pardon me, but do you
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Re: How to "wow" someone new to Python Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2015-01-22 06:06 +1100
Re: How to "wow" someone new to Python André Roberge <andre.roberge@gmail.com> - 2015-01-21 11:20 -0800
Re: How to "wow" someone new to Python Irmen de Jong <irmen.NOSPAM@xs4all.nl> - 2015-01-22 00:46 +0100
Re: How to "wow" someone new to Python Matthew Ruffalo <mmr15@case.edu> - 2015-01-21 16:20 -0500
Re: How to "wow" someone new to Python Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2015-01-22 08:26 +1100
Re: How to "wow" someone new to Python Alan Bawden <alan@scooby-doo.csail.mit.edu> - 2015-01-21 16:44 -0500
Re: How to "wow" someone new to Python Alan Bawden <alan@scooby-doo.csail.mit.edu> - 2015-01-21 16:52 -0500
Re: How to "wow" someone new to Python Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> - 2015-01-21 14:35 -0800
Re: How to "wow" someone new to Python Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2015-01-22 15:51 +1100
Re: How to "wow" someone new to Python Mario Figueiredo <marfig@gmail.com> - 2015-01-21 23:13 +0100
Re: How to "wow" someone new to Python Matthew Ruffalo <mmr15@case.edu> - 2015-01-21 16:46 -0500
Re: How to "wow" someone new to Python Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2015-01-22 09:22 +1100
Re: How to "wow" someone new to Python André Roberge <andre.roberge@gmail.com> - 2015-01-21 10:34 -0800
Re: How to "wow" someone new to Python Mario Figueiredo <marfig@gmail.com> - 2015-01-21 19:05 +0000
Re: How to "wow" someone new to Python Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2015-01-22 15:39 +1100
Re: How to "wow" someone new to Python Grant Edwards <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2015-01-23 00:09 +0000
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