Path: csiph.com!usenet.pasdenom.info!news.albasani.net!newsfeed.freenet.ag!news2.euro.net!newsgate.cistron.nl!newsgate.news.xs4all.nl!post.news.xs4all.nl!not-for-mail Return-Path: X-Original-To: python-list@python.org Delivered-To: python-list@mail.python.org X-Spam-Status: OK 0.006 X-Spam-Evidence: '*H*': 0.99; '*S*': 0.00; 'subject:Python': 0.05; 'missed': 0.09; 'python': 0.09; 'from:addr:ethan': 0.09; 'from:addr:stoneleaf.us': 0.09; 'from:name:ethan furman': 0.09; 'lawrence': 0.09; 'message-id:@stoneleaf.us': 0.09; 'received:184.172': 0.09; 'received:gator410.hostgator.com': 0.09; 'sep': 0.09; '~ethan~': 0.09; '"well,': 0.16; 'agree.': 0.16; 'article:': 0.16; 'received:72.11': 0.16; 'received:72.11.125': 0.16; 'received:72.11.125.166': 0.16; 'succeeded.': 0.16; 'wrote:': 0.17; 'thu,': 0.17; '>>>': 0.18; 'written': 0.20; 'second': 0.24; 'header:In-Reply-To:1': 0.25; 'header:User- Agent:1': 0.26; 'wrote': 0.26; 'am,': 0.27; '>>>>': 0.29; "d'aprano": 0.29; 'directly,': 0.29; 'steven': 0.29; 'summary': 0.29; 'words': 0.29; 'to:addr:python-list': 0.33; 'so,': 0.35; 'but': 0.36; "didn't": 0.36; 'why': 0.37; 'subject:: ': 0.38; 'mark': 0.38; 'gives': 0.39; 'to:addr:python.org': 0.39; 'header:Received:5': 0.40; 'think': 0.40; 'your': 0.60; 'easy': 0.60; 'first': 0.61; 'referred': 0.62; 'more': 0.63; 'to,': 0.65; 'concerns': 0.65; 'received:69.56': 0.65; 'response.': 0.67; 'direct': 0.69; 'article': 0.78; 'haha!': 0.84; 'maybe,': 0.84; 'why?': 0.84; 'dozen': 0.91; 'mistake': 0.91 Date: Thu, 27 Sep 2012 09:53:31 -0700 From: Ethan Furman User-Agent: Thunderbird 1.5.0.10 (Windows/20070221) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: python-list@python.org Subject: Re: Article on the future of Python References: <5063ee76$0$29997$c3e8da3$5496439d@news.astraweb.com> <506461bc$0$29981$c3e8da3$5496439d@news.astraweb.com> In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-AntiAbuse: This header was added to track abuse, please include it with any abuse report X-AntiAbuse: Primary Hostname - gator410.hostgator.com X-AntiAbuse: Original Domain - python.org X-AntiAbuse: Originator/Caller UID/GID - [47 12] / [47 12] X-AntiAbuse: Sender Address Domain - stoneleaf.us X-BWhitelist: no X-Source: X-Source-Args: X-Source-Dir: X-Source-Sender: ([192.168.10.136]) [72.11.125.166]:2710 X-Source-Auth: ethan+stoneleaf.us X-Email-Count: 2 X-Source-Cap: dG9idWs7dG9idWs7Z2F0b3I0MTAuaG9zdGdhdG9yLmNvbQ== X-BeenThere: python-list@python.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15 Precedence: list List-Id: General discussion list for the Python programming language List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Newsgroups: comp.lang.python Message-ID: Lines: 33 NNTP-Posting-Host: 2001:888:2000:d::a6 X-Trace: 1348765874 news.xs4all.nl 6893 [2001:888:2000:d::a6]:41596 X-Complaints-To: abuse@xs4all.nl Xref: csiph.com comp.lang.python:30310 Mark Lawrence wrote: > On 27/09/2012 17:16, Devin Jeanpierre wrote: >> On Thu, Sep 27, 2012 at 10:25 AM, Steven D'Aprano wrote: >>> On Thu, 27 Sep 2012 08:11:13 -0400, Devin Jeanpierre wrote: >>>> Summary of that article: >>>> >>>> "Sure, you have all these legitimate concerns, but look, cake!" >>> >>> Did you read the article or just make up a witty response? If so, you >>> half succeeded. >>> >>> It's more like, "Well, maybe, your concerns *might* be legitimate, but I >>> don't think so because..." and then he gives half a dozen or more >>> reasons >>> why Python is in no danger. None of which involve cake, although one of >>> them did involve Raspberry Pi. An easy mistake to make. >> >> Haha! :) >> >> Well, I don't agree. But let me explain. >> > > [snipped] > > The article Steven D'Aprano referred to is not a direct response to the > article I referred to, yet your words are written as if it were. May I > ask why? Or have I missed something? The second article didn't reference the first directly, but was aimed at that general type of article. At any rate, Steven wrote as if it were a direct response. ~Ethan~