Zope 3.0, and why I won't use it

[Jim Fulton]

exarkun at intarweb.us wrote:
> On 14 Nov 2004 11:09:38 -0800, hwlgw at hotmail.com (Will Stuyvesant) wrote:
> 
>>Hello all,
>>
...
>>What amazed me is they write that they "added types to the variables
>>and hope that it will be added to the Python project too".

We didn't say that.  A reporter said that.  As Martijn pointed out, this
was probably a missunderstanding of our work on interfaces.

> 
> 
>   Guido has repeatedly stated that a future version of Python will include static type support.  The Zope project has driven numerous past changes to Python.  What's funny about this?

For the record, I'm against static typing for Python, although,
if Guido decides he wants it, I have an open mind. :)

Jim


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