Python -- (just) a successful experiment?

Robert Kern rkern at ucsd.edu
Mon Aug 8 07:25:17 EDT 2005


Torsten Bronger wrote:
> Hallöchen!
> 
> Robert Kern <rkern at ucsd.edu> writes:
> 
>>[...]
>>
>>What I'm trying to say is that posting to c.l.py is absolutely
>>ineffective in achieving that goal. Code attracts people that like
>>to code. Tedious, repetitive c.l.py threads attract people that
>>like to write tedious, repetitive c.l.py threads.
> 
> Although I mostly agree with you, I must also say that it can be a
> significant motivation for a developer to see that his project is
> urgently needed and that he can expect a quite big user base and
> early fellow developers.

Sure, that's a *far* more specific request that can be sensibly 
answered. Such a thread is also unlikely to be just a repeat of the same 
discussion made over and over again for years; after all, the 
hypothetical project is probably something new.

-- 
Robert Kern
rkern at ucsd.edu

"In the fields of hell where the grass grows high
  Are the graves of dreams allowed to die."
   -- Richard Harter




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