newbie: self.member syntax seems /really/ annoying

[Wildemar Wildenburger]

Bruno Desthuilliers wrote:
> OTHO, simple math-illeterate programmers like me will have hard time 
> maintaining such a code.
Certainly, but again: Such main people are not the intended audience. 
The code is for people that know how to read these equations. I think a 
general rule of (any form of) writing is to write with your audience in 
mind. I always do that and happily, that audience is usually naked.



> Also and FWIW, it's not always possible to make 
> a direct translation of a mathematic formula|algorithm in Python, and 
> even when it is, it's not always the best thing to do wrt/ perfs (I 
> recently had such a case, and after a pythonic rewrite the code was 
> about 75% shorter, 50% faster, and 200% more readable for average joe 
> programmer).
> 
Your point. Different game, but still your point. ;)


>> ... my 2 sents, anyway ...
> 
> May I add my 2 cents - or should I send them  ?-)
> 
No, actually you're supposed to smell them. Oh, how I love homophones!

/W