Learning Python for no reason

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Anyway, Chuck's post doesn't question any of the competencies of
computer science.  Is it safe to name-call silly, or have -I- by
disdesign misinterpreted?

On May 12, 6:41 pm, "Chuckk Hubbard" <badmuthahubb... at gmail.com>
wrote:
> I'm another one pretty early in his programming education, but here's my take.
> Python was specifically recommended to me by a few people for a
> specific program I wanted to write (userspace, GUI, music).  While I
> gradually learn more about it, I start to spend a lot of time on
> certain aspects I don't really need for this task.  I think curiosity
> is one of the vital qualities for a programmer, and through mine, over
> a few years, I've built up more and more understanding of what's going
> on in my box, more than I set out to have, but I can't see how any of
> this can be called wasted time if it rounds out my general
> understanding.
> On the other hand, as Python is about the second "serious" language
> I've tried to learn (the others being web- or music- oriented, and I
> didn't approach them as programming), I don't have much to compare it
> to.  I was under the impression before reading your message that
> Python was very popular and useful.  This list is far more active than
> all the others to which I'm subscribed put together!  So, either it
> doesn't seem like a silly endeavor to learn it for its own sake, or
> they're using it for something.
>
> If it is a silly endeavor, I'm going to have to ask you to stop this
> thread, it's too silly.
>
> -Chuckk
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> On Mon, May 12, 2008 at 8:27 PM, John Salerno <johnj... at nospamgmail.com> wrote:
> > Just something that crosses my mind every time I delve into "Learning
> >  Python" each night. Does anyone see any value in learning Python when you
> >  don't need to for school, work, or any other reason? I mean, sure, there's
> >  value in learning anything at any time, but for something like a programming
> >  language, I can't help but feel that I will be mostly unable to use what I
> >  learn simply because I have no reason to use it.
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> >  The *process* of learning is enough fun for me, and every now and then I do
> >  find a small use for Python that really pays off, but for the most part I'm
> >  wondering what people's thoughts are as far as simply learning it for the
> >  sake of learning. Does it seem like a silly endeavor to most people? Did
> >  anyone here learn a programming language when you didn't need to? If so, how
> >  much and in what capacity did you use it after you learned it?
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> >  Hopefully this question even makes sense!
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