Sexism in the Ruby community: how does the Python community manage it?

Aurélien DESBRIÈRES aurelien at xload.io
Fri Oct 18 09:47:09 EDT 2013


Strangely I have never seen sexism on python nor on ruby and the
stangest thing is that this subject seems to make more speach than how
think algorithm in python -_-'

Regards


Bob Hartwig <bobjects at gmail.com> writes:

> I think we should follow the lead of the radio and TV industry, and let the
> FCC decide what's acceptable.  On second thought, that won't work - they
> would let "therapist" through, and as we all know, that has a double
> meaning.
>
>
>
>
> On Fri, Oct 18, 2013 at 4:57 AM, ishish <ishish at domhain.de> wrote:
>
>> Am 17.10.2013 18:16, schrieb Roy Smith:
>>
>>  On Thursday, October 17, 2013 11:07:48 AM UTC-4, Chris Angelico wrote:
>>>
>>>> Module names should be  descriptive, not fancy.
>>>>
>>>
>>> Interesting comment, on a mailing list for a language named after a
>>> snake, especially by a guy who claims to prefer an language named
>>> after a fish :-)
>>>
>>
>> As Tim already explained, it's named after Monty Python...
>>
>> ...Python FAQ 1.16.
>>
>> "Do I have to like "Monty Python's Flying Circus"?"
>>
>> "No, but it helps. Pythonistas like the occasional reference to SPAM (
>> https://en.wikipedia.org/**wiki/Spam_%28Monty_Python%29<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spam_%28Monty_Python%29>),
>> and of course, nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition..."
>>
>>
>>
>> Sas
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