immutable vs mutable

[Steven D'Aprano]

On Wed, 04 Jun 2014 12:27:36 +1000, Chris Angelico wrote:

> Want to be sure your questions are smart? Willing to put in a bit of
> effort to make yourself welcomed not just courteously, but
> enthusiastically? Check out this essay, one of the more famous ones:
> 
> http://www.catb.org/esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

I have found that (like much from Eric S Raymond) it's more idiosyncratic 
and pretentious than a useful educational tool. Although this is aimed at 
Java programmers, I think it is MUCH more accessible:

http://sscce.org/



-- 
Steven