Yo Ed - considering my dabbling in Python - and my Son doing a LOT more than me with it - I look forward to this Video!
And - although Dave did NOT sit at a Table with me - I did PERSONALLY see him Introduce FoxPro for DOS to the World - to a Standing Ovation when he did Modi Comm *.prg - and opened up 100 programs in mini-DOS like Windows!!! -K On Mon, Sep 1, 2025 at 4:43 PM Ed Leafe <[email protected]> wrote: > While I know that most of you aren't Pythonistas, you might still get a > kick from this. The story of how one man created a programming language > over Christmas vacation, and changed the world of tech. > > It covers much of the growth of the language, and how it came to dominate > one field after another. It was also fun for me, as I've gotten to hang out > with many of the people in that video over the years. > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GfH4QL4VqJ0 > > One fun fact: Paul McNett and I attended our first PyCons in 2004, and > didn't know anyone else. At lunch we sat at a table, and within a minute > two people joined us. One was a guy who had given a talk that morning, and > the other was none other than Guido van Rossum! For you Fox-only people, it > would be like going to Devcon and having Dr. Dave join you for lunch! > > > -- Ed Leafe > > [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: https://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: https://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: https://leafe.com/archives This message: https://leafe.com/archives/byMID/caamusvipaohziy81uojihxbljzvpjtm13olx-da7djtcs1m...@mail.gmail.com ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
