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What gob-smacks me about Python is its popularity.
What did it offer that made it attractive ? An easy way for digital nomads to put up websites ?
«One day it will have to be officially admitted that what we have christened reality is an even greater illusion than the world of dreams.» Salvador Dali
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It gives the users the power to say "We rule! We don't give an elephant about anyone else - we are in our own world were WE are masters, doing things OUR way! We give you POWER!"
Forget about interfacing to other languages. Forget about common libraries for arbitrary languages. Forget about other ways of distributed updated software. Established ways of installing software. We do everything The Python Way!
That feeling of power, independence from any non-Python dictate, is quite essential. Python people feel that they are masters of the world. That is, their closed Python world. And that is enough for a whole lot of them.
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Interesting, imho, I witness, have witnessed, similar "fervor" with other languages/tools.
Back in the early 80's ... I am an antique ... I would run into proponents of the FORTH language who were "evangelical" about it to the point of being "missionaries."
After my rehab from a brief infatuation with LISP, I went on to BASIC, Logo, finally PostScript, and C#.
I remain convinced that spreadsheets + macros (particularly after VBA macros came along) really did enable a lot of intelligent people get productive.
«One day it will have to be officially admitted that what we have christened reality is an even greater illusion than the world of dreams.» Salvador Dali
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BillWoodruff wrote: proponents of the FORTH language who were "evangelical" about it to the point of being "missionaries."
Those I knew of the kind were it in a literal sense: The black book tells us not only which language to use, but also which operations to perform: Go Forth, and multiply!
(They were not serious. It was their standard joke.)
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My feelings are not mixed at all. They are decidedly uniform - I detest it.
"They have a consciousness, they have a life, they have a soul! Damn you! Let the rabbits wear glasses! Save our brothers! Can I get an amen?"
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I'm hoping the cop that just pulled me over agrees ...
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
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and when they ask for ID answer about what.
I'm not sure how many cookies it makes to be happy, but so far it's not 27.
JaxCoder.com
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That explains the mid-life crises feeling I have this year. I did not know it was cyclical.
What a bummer.
INTP
"Program testing can be used to show the presence of bugs, but never to show their absence." - Edsger Dijkstra
"I have never been lost, but I will admit to being confused for several weeks. " - Daniel Boone
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Just remember, "I'm sorry if you feel that I broke the speed limit", and "I feel that I acted legally".
"These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined."
- Homer
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Disturbed, racy con-men claim to talk to the dead (10)
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NECROMANCY - anag of racy con-men.
Software rusts. Simon Stephenson, ca 1994. So does this signature. me, 2012
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Yep, well done.
That was the harder of my two options... more effort required next time
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I happened to hit the lounge seconds after you posted it, and it was one of those anagrams that just leap out at me.
Software rusts. Simon Stephenson, ca 1994. So does this signature. me, 2012
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If you bought the app, it's smarter than you are ...
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
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I asked my goldfish if I need the app... Told me it is a waste of money, he knows the answer already...
"The only place where Success comes before Work is in the dictionary." Vidal Sassoon, 1928 - 2012
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Sounds interesting....
How much did you have to pay for it? Have you got a link?
Anything that is unrelated to elephants is irrelephant Anonymous
- The problem with quotes on the internet is that you can never tell if they're genuine Winston Churchill, 1944
- Never argue with a fool. Onlookers may not be able to tell the difference. Mark Twain
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... don't panic or worry!
After all - you have the rest of your life to fix it ...
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
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As an EOD technician told me when I asked him how could he manage what he did, he told me "If I get it right it's not a problem, if I get it wrong it's no longer my problem".
GCS d--(d+) s-/++ a C++++ U+++ P- L+@ E-- W++ N+ o+ K- w+++ O? M-- V? PS+ PE- Y+ PGP t+ 5? X R+++ tv-- b+(+++) DI+++ D++ G e++ h--- r+++ y+++* Weapons extension: ma- k++ F+2 X
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Falling is the easy part. Watch out for the sudden stop at the bottom.
If you can keep your head while those about you are losing theirs, perhaps you don't understand the situation.
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This staying at home sucks.
I got bored being at home so I decided to take off and go horseback riding. Something I haven't done in a while. It turned out to be a big mistake! I got on the horse and started out slowly, but then we went a little faster and before I knew it, we were going as fast as the horse could go. I couldn't take the pace and fell off, but caught my foot in the stirrup with the horse dragging me. It just wouldn't stop.
Thankfully the manager at the Dollar General store came out and unplugged the machine. He actually had the nerve to take the rest of my change so I wouldn't attempt to ride the Elephant.
I'll be fine. You know where to send gifts and get well cards
Will Rogers never met me.
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You really have to be careful, some of those animals haven't been broke and will give you a hard time.
...and quit hogging the machine there are other kids waiting in line to ride.
I'm not sure how many cookies it makes to be happy, but so far it's not 27.
JaxCoder.com
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He’s bigger. So too bad for them!
If you can't laugh at yourself - ask me and I will do it for you.
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Good thing you didn't try to ride the bull.
Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows.
-- 6079 Smith W.
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