Python is readable

[Terry Reedy]

On 3/30/2012 6:47 AM, Steven D'Aprano wrote:

> Spolsky has written at least three times about Architecture Astronauts,
> and made it abundantly clear that the problem with them is that they
> don't solve problems, they invent overarching abstractions that don't do
> anything useful or important, and hype them everywhere.
>
> http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/fog0000000018.html
> http://www.joelonsoftware.com/items/2005/10/21.html
> http://www.joelonsoftware.com/items/2008/05/01.html
>
> Jeff Attwood provides a simple test for the difference between a useful
> abstraction and an Architecture Astronaut hyper-abstraction:
>
>      Does it solve a useful problem?
>
> http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/2004/12/it-came-from-planet-architecture.html

My strong impression is that theoretical abstract mathematicians also 
prefer that hi-level abstractions solve some useful-to-mathematicians 
mathematical problem.

-- 
Terry Jan Reedy