Learning curves (was: Python so far)

[Doug Stanfield]

[bhahn said:]

> X is time elapsed, Y is knowledge acquired.  So the common 
> usage of "steep"
> with regard to learning curves is in fact exactly backwards.  

Not exactly.  I'd say rather that the Y access is usually knowledge
_re_quired.

Thus:   (How do you HTML types do it <font courier, size 10>)

 Lots |            ZZZZZZZZ <- My experience of C++
      |           Z
      |          Z
      |         Z     
      |        Z    
      |       Z     
 Some |      Z     YYYWHYYY <- P$?#-hwt the other
      |     Z    Y             p language
      |    Z   Y
      |   Z  Y
 Not  |  Z Y       XCELLENT <- My experience of
 Much | ZY    X                Python ;-)
      |Z___________^_________________________

 ^                 ^
 |                 |
 \-- Knowledge     \-- Time required to attain
     required to       a working knowledge
     be productive

-Doug-