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On 04/06/2014 06:02, Steven D'Aprano wrote:
> On Wed, 04 Jun 2014 12:27:36 +1000, Chris Angelico wrote:
>
>> Want to be sure your questions are smart? Willing to put in a bit of
>> effort to make yourself welcomed not just courteously, but
>> enthusiastically? Check out this essay, one of the more famous ones:
>>
>> http://www.catb.org/esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
>
> I have found that (like much from Eric S Raymond) it's more idiosyncratic
> and pretentious than a useful educational tool. Although this is aimed at
> Java programmers, I think it is MUCH more accessible:
>
> http://sscce.org/
>

+1

-- 
My fellow Pythonistas, ask not what our language can do for you, ask 
what you can do for our language.

Mark Lawrence

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