On Thursday, June 13, 2013 3:18:57 PM UTC-5, Joshua Landau wrote: > [...] > GUI is boring. I don't give a damn about that. If I had it > my way, I'd never write any interfaces again (although > designing them is fine). Console interaction is faster to > do and it lets me do the stuff I *want* to do quicker.
And are you willing to provide *proof* that the console is faster? Or is this merely just your "opinion"? I would be ready and willing to compete in a "Pepsi challenge" to disprove your claim if needed. For instance, if i want to open a text file on my machine, i merely navigate to the file via my file browser interface, using clicks along the way, and then the final double click will open the text file using it's default program. Are you telling me you can type the address faster (much less remember the full path) than i can point and click? And if you think you're going to cheat by creating an "environment variable", well i can still win by doing the same thing with a "shortcut". > Also - Python is pretty much the only language that > *isn't* overkill; once you take more than the first few > steps a language that's *consistent* will help more with > learning, a mon avis, than these "quicker" languages ever > will. Python is consistent and simple. Your statement is an oft cited misconception of the Python neophyte. I'm sorry to burst your bubble whilst also raining on your parade, but Python is NOT consistent. And the more i learn about Python the more i realize just how inconsistent the language is. Guido has the correct "base idea", however he allowed the evolution to become a train wreck. > [...] > Basically, "kid" is a *very* generic term and there are > people who like GUIs and there are people who like > internals Your statement is true however it ignores the elephant in the room. You can "prefer" console over GUI all day long but that does not negate the fact that GUI's outperform the console for many tasks. With the exception of text based games, the console is as useful for game programming as a cheese grater is for masturbation -- slightly amusing, but mostly just painful! -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list