On Mon, 14 Jul 2008 09:54:16 am Steve Holden wrote: > > Python may be Guido's language, and if he wants to use his > > dictatorial powers to say that tests must be written as positive > > assertions because that's the way he likes it, that's his > > prerogative. But let's not pretend that this particular bike shed > > colour has any objectively rational reason, or that the change > > won't force some people to have to change the way they think about > > tests. > > But sometimes even the wrong decision is better than no decision, and > I suspect most if us can agree that it's better if everyone thinks > about tests the same way.
There's a term for what happens when everybody in a community or group thinks about a subject the same way. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Groupthink -- Steven _______________________________________________ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com
