Python3.0 has more duplication in source code than Python2.5
"Martin v. Löwis"
martin at v.loewis.de
Sat Feb 7 17:36:25 EST 2009
> yet the general tone of the responses has been more defensive than i would
> have expected. i don't really understand why. nothing really terrible,
> given the extremes you get on the net in general, but still a little
> disappointing.
I think this is fairly easy to explain. The OP closes with the question
"Does that say something about the code quality of Python3.0?"
thus suggesting that the quality of Python 3 is poor.
Nobody likes to hear that the quality of his work is poor. He then goes
on saying
"But it seems that the stable & successful software releases tend to
have relatively stable duplication rate."
suggesting that Python 3.0 cannot be successful, because it doesn't have
a relatively stable duplication rate.
Nobody likes to hear that a project one has put many month into cannot
be successful.
Hence the defensive responses.
> i'm not saying there is such a solution. i'm not even saying that there
> is certainly a problem. i'm just making the quiet observation that the
> original information is interesting, might be useful, and should be
> welcomed.
The information is interesting. I question whether it is useful as-is,
as it doesn't tell me *what* code got duplicated (and it seems it is
also incorrect, since it includes analysis of generated code). While I
can welcome the information, I cannot welcome the conclusion that the
OP apparently draws from them.
Regards,
Martin
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