Groups | Search | Server Info | Keyboard shortcuts | Login | Register [http] [https] [nntp] [nntps]

Groups > comp.lang.python > #45433

Re: Software epigrams

References (8 earlier) <avi2crFggb1U1@mid.individual.net> <mailman.1726.1368663721.3114.python-list@python.org> <avk8f0Fs40U1@mid.individual.net> <mailman.1754.1368715060.3114.python-list@python.org> <2a8e503f-50c0-4d13-8ea3-c310575c977e@wg15g2000pbb.googlegroups.com>
Date 2013-05-17 01:19 +1000
Subject Re: Software epigrams
From Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com>
Newsgroups comp.lang.python
Message-ID <mailman.1758.1368717580.3114.python-list@python.org> (permalink)

Show all headers | View raw

On Fri, May 17, 2013 at 1:06 AM, rusi <rustompmody@gmail.com> wrote:
> On May 16, 7:37 pm, Chris Angelico <ros...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> On Fri, May 17, 2013 at 12:23 AM, Neil Cerutti <ne...@norwich.edu> wrote:
>> > When I tried to pin down what an irrelevant detail in a computer
>> > program could be, I couldn't do it. I guess comment decorations,
>> > maybe? But those would have no bearing on the level of problem
>> > for which a programming language is most appropriate.
>>
>> Let me give you a real example.
>> [snip]
>
> You are just saying (in specific detail) what I said, viz that the
> programmer is one who 'relevates' ie sifts the relevant from the
> irrelevant and a good programming language is one that gives good
> relevating tools:
> http://blog.languager.org/2013/02/c-in-education-and-software-engineering.html

Right. All I'm adding is a concrete example - which, I think, will be
helpful to Neil, and perhaps to others too.

ChrisA

Back to comp.lang.python | Previous | Next — Previous in thread | Next in thread | Find similar | Unroll thread

Thread

[Off topic] Software epigrams Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2013-05-13 09:20 +0000
  Re: [Off topic] Software epigrams "marduk@python.net" <marduk@python.net> - 2013-05-13 10:56 -0400
  Re: [Off topic] Software epigrams Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2013-05-14 03:47 +1000
  Re: [Off topic] Software epigrams Skip Montanaro <skip@pobox.com> - 2013-05-13 13:02 -0500
    Re: [Off topic] Software epigrams Neil Cerutti <neilc@norwich.edu> - 2013-05-13 18:42 +0000
      Re: [Off topic] Software epigrams Fábio Santos <fabiosantosart@gmail.com> - 2013-05-13 21:49 +0100
        Re: [Off topic] Software epigrams Neil Cerutti <neilc@norwich.edu> - 2013-05-15 17:24 +0000
          Re: [Off topic] Software epigrams Fábio Santos <fabiosantosart@gmail.com> - 2013-05-15 18:49 +0100
            Re: [Off topic] Software epigrams Neil Cerutti <neilc@norwich.edu> - 2013-05-15 18:27 +0000
              Re: [Off topic] Software epigrams Fábio Santos <fabiosantosart@gmail.com> - 2013-05-16 01:21 +0100
                Re: [Off topic] Software epigrams Neil Cerutti <neilc@norwich.edu> - 2013-05-16 14:23 +0000
                Re: [Off topic] Software epigrams Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2013-05-17 00:37 +1000
                Re: Software epigrams rusi <rustompmody@gmail.com> - 2013-05-16 08:06 -0700
                Re: Software epigrams Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2013-05-17 01:19 +1000
          python 2.7 vs 2.5 inq1ltd <inq1ltd@inqvista.com> - 2013-05-15 16:56 -0400
          sendmail smtplib.SMTP('localhost') Where is the email? inq1ltd <inq1ltd@inqvista.com> - 2013-05-30 15:48 -0400
          Re: sendmail smtplib.SMTP('localhost') Where is the email? Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2013-05-31 08:13 +1000
          Re: sendmail smtplib.SMTP('localhost') Where is the email? Dennis Lee Bieber <wlfraed@ix.netcom.com> - 2013-05-30 19:23 -0400
  Re: [Off topic] Software epigrams Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2013-05-14 04:12 +1000
    Re: [Off topic] Software epigrams Dan Sommers <dan@tombstonezero.net> - 2013-05-14 03:08 +0000
      Re: [Off topic] Software epigrams Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2013-05-14 13:28 +1000
      Re: Software epigrams rusi <rustompmody@gmail.com> - 2013-05-15 20:55 -0700

csiph-web