Zen of Python

Nick Coghlan ncoghlan at iinet.net.au
Thu Jan 20 05:32:12 EST 2005


Paul Rubin wrote:
 >  But it's often predictable at the
> beginning what the final destination is going to be.  So once we can
> see where it's going, why not proceed to the finish line immediately
> instead of bothering with the intermediate steps?

Because getting there incrementally helps to make sure you end up with the 
features you need, without the irrelevant baggage an overengineered solution may 
bring with it.

Cheers,
Nick.

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