Path: csiph.com!x330-a1.tempe.blueboxinc.net!usenet.pasdenom.info!gegeweb.org!de-l.enfer-du-nord.net!feeder1.enfer-du-nord.net!feeds.phibee-telecom.net!newsfeed.xs4all.nl!newsfeed6.news.xs4all.nl!xs4all!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 0.063 X-Spam-Evidence: '*H*': 0.87; '*S*': 0.00; 'precedence': 0.09; 'am,': 0.12; 'non-trivial': 0.16; 'subject: \n ': 0.16; 'cc:addr:python- list': 0.16; 'language': 0.16; 'wed,': 0.17; 'wrote:': 0.18; 'seems': 0.20; 'programming': 0.20; 'cc:no real name:2**0': 0.21; 'header:In-Reply-To:1': 0.22; 'feb': 0.22; 'personally,': 0.23; 'cc:2**0': 0.26; 'message-id:@mail.gmail.com': 0.29; 'cc:addr:python.org': 0.29; 'confusion': 0.30; 'received:209.85.210.46': 0.30; 'received:mail- pz0-f46.google.com': 0.30; 'languages': 0.32; 'this.': 0.33; 'done': 0.34; 'issue': 0.37; 'received:google.com': 0.37; 'received:209.85': 0.38; 'some': 0.38; 'think': 0.38; 'should': 0.38; 'e.g.': 0.39; 'received:209': 0.39; 'header:Received:6': 0.61; 'subject:!': 0.66; '29,': 0.73; 'calculations': 0.84; 'subject:After': 0.84; 'subject:Science': 0.84; '\xc2\xa0it': 0.84 Received-SPF: pass (google.com: domain of jeanpierreda@gmail.com designates 10.68.129.162 as permitted sender) client-ip=10.68.129.162; Authentication-Results: mr.google.com; spf=pass (google.com: domain of jeanpierreda@gmail.com designates 10.68.129.162 as permitted sender) smtp.mail=jeanpierreda@gmail.com; dkim=pass header.i=jeanpierreda@gmail.com DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:from:date:message-id:subject:to :cc:content-type:content-transfer-encoding; bh=MdbpYqe3Cx7Ymg3FY4ZtJRfPgRDxU7y4CYM3ErF5BvM=; b=vGdDjF1Pshwa/1faXV+eQT9Sq7nJp9HQh2d49B5w0pc/oSsIxi/HHw0SisGh0M7uMe 0pLUmNYa14d7QaBssn4v/9EDUxnjAjlmWG0t9Rarrh2v2ZKMrePITBzVNDeIzGvpM5hQ flTubvohrrRsWPtfllA/Qvcv/hkV6CcErWll4= MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: References: <0078bbfb-5dfc-48fc-af1a-69de3cf15c3e@b1g2000yqb.googlegroups.com> From: Devin Jeanpierre Date: Wed, 29 Feb 2012 07:12:01 -0500 Subject: Re: New Science Discovery: Perl Idiots Remain Idiots After A Decade!New Science Discovery: Perl Idiots Remain Idiots After A Decade! To: Chiron Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Cc: python-list@python.org X-BeenThere: python-list@python.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.12 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: 10 NNTP-Posting-Host: 2001:888:2000:d::a6 X-Trace: 1330517565 news.xs4all.nl 6945 [2001:888:2000:d::a6]:44145 X-Complaints-To: abuse@xs4all.nl Xref: x330-a1.tempe.blueboxinc.net comp.lang.python:21036 On Wed, Feb 29, 2012 at 6:43 AM, Chiron wrote: > Personally, I think this whole issue of precedence in a programming > language is over-rated. =C2=A0It seems to me that grouping of any non-tri= vial > set of calculations should be done so as to remove any possible confusion > as to intent. Some languages do this. e.g. all lisps. -- Devin