In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Alex Martelli <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Alan Morgan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > ... >> Excessive cleverness can lead to unmaintainable code. So can excessive >> stupidity. > >+1 QOTW.
import blush >> Since there are a lot more stupid people than clever people out there I >> think the more likely scenario is having to maintain unmaintainable code >> written by a complete idiot whose programming knowledge comes solely from >> books whose titles end with "In 7 Days". > >Disagree -- far more people THINK they're clever, than really ARE >clever. No doubt about it, but I don't see how it contradicts my statement. >According to a recent article in the Financial Times, over 40% >of a typical financial firm's employees firmly believe they are among >the 5% best employees of the firm -- and the situation, believe me, is >no different in programming. I wonder if python, which has a low barrier to entry due to its simple syntax and general readability, might not have a worse time of this than other languages. Alan -- Defendit numerus -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list