PEP scepticism

[Tim Peters]

[Bernhard Reiter and Alex Martelli quote from an interview with
 Dennis Ritchie, at

    http://www.itworld.com/Comp/3380/lw-12-ritchie/
]

One more from that not to be missed:

    On the other hand, the "open evolution" idea has its own drawbacks,
    whether in official standards bodies or more informally, say over
    the Web or mailing lists.  When I read commentary about suggestions
    for where C should go, I often think back and give thanks that it
    wasn't developed under the advice of a worldwide crowd.