Python luddites (was Re: Type inference now simplicity)

[Jason F. McBrayer]

>>>>> "SP" == Steve Purcell <stephen_purcell at yahoo.com> writes:

SP> Shae Erisson wrote:
>> And I'm opposed to it because it seems like sugar to me. I've always
>> loved Python's simplicity, and I hope it stays that way.
>> Adding new operators and new syntax will make Python harder to read, and
>> harder to learn. I don't want that.

SP> Yay! Python luddites unite!

SP> It also seems to me that Python is popular and effective exactly
SP> because of its simplicity. I love the fact that Perl folks rant
SP> about features 'missing' in Python only to find that the exact
SP> same functionality is available in a nicely packaged form in a
SP> standard module (e.g., 're'). This is the Python aesthetic, and I
SP> love it.

<AOL> Me too! </AOL>

I wouldn't at all mind seeing the standard library grow massive and
all-encompassing over time, but the core language is as big as it
needs to be.


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