> It's also needlessly dismissive to write as if everyone using Python is making a mistake.
That's true. If I start doing that, please call me out on it. From the HN Guidelines:
> Please respond to the strongest plausible interpretation of what someone says, not a weaker one that's easier to criticize. Assume good faith.[0]
I'm very much not a fan of meaningful whitespace, but I use Python occasionally, and regularly help my friends who are learning it grasp this or that topic. Except where pointing them to a specific library or other tool, I've never said "You shouldn't do that in Python, do it in this other language instead".
I apologize if I misinterpreted what you wrote. It seems you just meant to criticize the title, or...? I'm actually not sure what your above comment was getting at. Sorry if I missed your point.
> I'm actually not sure what your above comment was getting at. Sorry if I missed your point.
I was responding specifically to the content that I quoted, which came from the post that I replied to.
> It seems you just meant to criticize the title, or...?
I should note that I am not the person who started this comment thread.
They were criticizing the post title as they did not believe that the contents within were specific to Python.
They were not criticizing Python either. Rather they were saying that the word Python in the title appears to be used to attract viewers who might otherwise be intimidated by the contents, instead of being relevant to the contents of that article.
I see! Thanks. What I meant to say was that the "'smart' enough" comment seemed to me to be meant in a jocular way and should not be something to take offence at. However, I did indeed misread the thread flow.
That's true. If I start doing that, please call me out on it. From the HN Guidelines:
> Please respond to the strongest plausible interpretation of what someone says, not a weaker one that's easier to criticize. Assume good faith.[0]
I'm very much not a fan of meaningful whitespace, but I use Python occasionally, and regularly help my friends who are learning it grasp this or that topic. Except where pointing them to a specific library or other tool, I've never said "You shouldn't do that in Python, do it in this other language instead".
[0]: https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html