Bools and explicitness [was Re: PyWart: The problem with "print"]
Russ P.
Russ.Paielli at gmail.com
Wed Jun 5 19:52:33 EDT 2013
On Wednesday, June 5, 2013 4:18:13 PM UTC-7, Michael Torrie wrote:
> On 06/05/2013 12:11 AM, Russ P. wrote:
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> > But then, what would you expect of a language that allows you to
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> > write
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> > x = 1
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> > x = "Hello"
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> >
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> > It's all loosey goosey -- which is fine for many applications but
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> > certainly not for critical ones.
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> This comment shows me that you don't understand the difference between
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> names, objects, and variables. May sound like a minor quibble, but
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> there're actually major differences between binding names to objects
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> (which is what python does) and variables (which is what languages like
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> C have). It's very clear Rick does not have an understanding of this
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> either.
My comment shows you nothing about what I understand about names, objects, and variables. You have chosen to question my understanding apparently because my point bothered you but you don't have a good reply. Then you link me with Rick for good measure. That's two ad hominems in three sentences.
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