standardization allows?

[Paddy]

On Feb 19, 10:00 pm, castiro... at gmail.com wrote:
> On Feb 19, 3:47 pm, Gerardo Herzig <gher... at fmed.uba.ar> wrote:
>
> > castiro... at gmail.com wrote:
> > >Standardization allows RCA cables, bumpers, and 115V plugs.  The Bill
> > >of Rights allows Huckleberry Finn.  What is the analogue of the Bill
> > >of Rights for programmers and users, whether of programming languages
> > >or latter-generation software?
>
> > I want that drogues, man
>
> Magnavox is free to make proprietary connection cable.  BNSF is free
> to make train car trucks that are not 11' across.  Python programmers
> are free to do X their way.
>
> The std. lib. has readability and reliability problems.  Individuals
> created their own slightly varying implementation.  It has its own
> quirks and naming conventions.  This is RCA cable; it goes in.

I don't think a Turing Test program is this good - it's been steered
manually.