On Jun 25, 2:28 pm, Giorgos Keramidas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > This is the lowly Notepad, which I'll freely admit is the rusty > > bicycle of text editors, and it's much easier to use (including the > > help) than the supposed Mercedes-Benz of editors. > > Isn't this always the case? The 'interface' of a tiny bicycle is > something which even very young kids can master pretty fast. On the > other hand, I'm relatively sure there's at least one valid reason we > don't let pre-school aged children drive around Mercedes-Benz cars, > isn't there?
And the myth of the bicycle being easy to learn persists. Did you know that kids learn better than adults do? Why do kids pick up at least one language without any conscious effort, while adults trying to learn one more often struggle in night school? I know people who find all kinds of vehicles easy to learn but never mastered a bicycle (despite trying). People, plural, as in more than one of them. Anyway, I know which comes with a fatter manual -- the Benz... -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
