"Python" is not a good name, should rename to "Athon"

Neil Cerutti horpner at yahoo.com
Mon Dec 3 17:20:49 EST 2007


On 2007-12-03, Michael Terry <formido at gmail.com> wrote:
> !!!
>
> Folks admire Newton for some of his breathtaking insights, not
> because of his methods. The scientific method is a tool. The
> results are far more important than the tool.

Right. The biggest weakness in the scientific method is that it
doesn't explain how to come up with theories. You need luck,
genius, or both. The same applies to language naming. There's no
theory of good language names (except for a short list of
don'ts); you have to attempt it and see what happens.

-- 
Neil Cerutti



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