Porridge 0.0

[Ben Finney]

On 03 Jun 2003 07:37:22 +0100, Ed Avis wrote:
> Phil Thompson <phil at riverbankcomputing.co.uk> writes:
> > [name a programming language] "that has a connection with a popular
> > 1970s BBC comedy show".
> 
> The answer they guessed was Porridge, a sitcom set in a prison!  I'm
> sure nobody here considers that an appropriate answer...

Google tells me that nobody has yet named a programming language
"Porridge".  This opportunity is too good to miss; so:


Porridge 0.0 announced
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Due to the extreme readability and reusability of most Python code, a
fork has been announced that will correct this rampant code quality:
Porridge.

Building on the success of Python to date, Porridge will correct all the
flaws that have been raised by opponents of Python.

Features of Porridge 0.0 will include:

  - All standard library functions will be duplicated at least three
    times, in disparate modules, with different names and argument lists

  - No indentation allowed; blocks are delimited by common consent among
    your programming peers

  - [... I'm sure others can fill in this feature list ...]

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