[Python-ideas] Does jargon make learning more difficult?

Rhodri James rhodri at kynesim.co.uk
Wed Aug 15 08:38:00 EDT 2018


On 15/08/18 06:21, Steve Barnes wrote:
> The English language has, historically, always borrowed, co-opted and
> sometimes perverted words from other languages to allow distinct
> concepts to be expressed concisely - which I personally, (admittedly as
> a native speaker), find rather useful.

I think you and Michael are arguing to the same end.  He was suggesting 
that it's easier to teach a concept by introducing the idea and then a 
name for it, rather like the way Python creates objects before binding them.

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Rhodri James *-* Kynesim Ltd


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