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| References | <roy-198D2A.21455319022013@news.panix.com> <23c59846-5eff-4f7c-8868-965967dd0ac3@i5g2000pbj.googlegroups.com> <kg23os$3sm$1@dont-email.me> |
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| Date | 2013-02-20 20:20 +1100 |
| Subject | Re: Is Python "venerable"? |
| From | Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> |
| Newsgroups | comp.lang.python |
| Message-ID | <mailman.2090.1361352053.2939.python-list@python.org> (permalink) |
On Wed, Feb 20, 2013 at 8:08 PM, Rui Maciel <rui.maciel@gmail.com> wrote: > rusi wrote: > >> Heh! I am reminded: >> Some years ago a new reprint of Knuth's Art of Programming had on the >> back cover something to the effect that this was 'classical CS.' >> >> So what then is pop-CS, folk-CS? > > Knuth's work is undoubtedly classic. > Classic, yes, but the book said "classical", which is a style of music covering Bach interwoven with Spohr and Beethoven (at classical Monday pops). The billiard sharp whom anyone catches... oops, never mind that bit. I suppose it'd still be the art of programming, just a slightly different art. That would explain, though, why so many computer programmers enjoy music... ChrisA
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Is Python "venerable"? Roy Smith <roy@panix.com> - 2013-02-19 21:45 -0500
Re: Is Python "venerable"? MRAB <python@mrabarnett.plus.com> - 2013-02-20 03:09 +0000
Re: Is Python "venerable"? Barry W Brown <brownbar@gmail.com> - 2013-02-19 19:53 -0800
Re: Is Python "venerable"? Rotwang <sg552@hotmail.co.uk> - 2013-02-20 16:03 +0000
Re: Is Python "venerable"? Dennis Lee Bieber <wlfraed@ix.netcom.com> - 2013-02-19 23:03 -0500
Re: Is Python "venerable"? Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2013-02-20 04:15 +0000
Re: Is Python "venerable"? rh <richard_hubbe11@lavabit.com> - 2013-02-20 11:28 -0800
Re: Is Python "venerable"? Gene Heskett <gheskett@wdtv.com> - 2013-02-19 23:10 -0500
Re: Is Python "venerable"? rusi <rustompmody@gmail.com> - 2013-02-19 20:42 -0800
Re: Is Python "venerable"? Rui Maciel <rui.maciel@gmail.com> - 2013-02-20 09:08 +0000
Re: Is Python "venerable"? Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2013-02-20 20:20 +1100
Re: Is Python "venerable"? rusi <rustompmody@gmail.com> - 2013-02-20 02:49 -0800
Re: Is Python "venerable"? Peter Otten <__peter__@web.de> - 2013-02-20 10:19 +0100
Re: Is Python "venerable"? Albert Hopkins <marduk@letterboxes.org> - 2013-02-20 06:03 -0500
Re: Is Python "venerable"? Steve Simmons <square.steve@gmail.com> - 2013-02-20 12:35 +0100
Re: Is Python "venerable"? Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2013-02-20 22:45 +1100
Re: Is Python "venerable"? rh <richard_hubbe11@lavabit.com> - 2013-02-20 11:29 -0800
Re: Is Python "venerable"? Gene Heskett <gheskett@wdtv.com> - 2013-02-20 10:33 -0500
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