On 02.05.2012 15:37, Matt Joiner wrote:
On May 2, 2012 6:00 PM, "Antoine Pitrou" <solip...@pitrou.net <mailto:solip...@pitrou.net>> wrote: > > On Wed, 02 May 2012 01:43:32 -0700 > Larry Hastings <la...@hastings.org <mailto:la...@hastings.org>> wrote: > > > > I realize we can't jump to C99 because of A Certain Compiler. (Its name > > rhymes with Bike Row Soft Frizz You All See Muss Muss.) But even that > > compiler added this extension in the early 90s. > > > > Do we officially support any C compilers that *don't* permit > > "intermingled variable declarations and code"? Do we *unofficially* > > support any? And if we do, what do we gain? > > Well, there's this one called MSVC, which we support quite officially. Not sure if comic genius or can't rhyme.
This rhyming non-sense is surely above the English abilities of many of us foreigners. I had to read Larry's text five times (two times after you indicated that it indeed ought to rhyme - it finally worked when I read it aloud). So, folks: if you want to be understood, please keep the obfuscation of the English language to a fairly low level. Regards, Martin _______________________________________________ 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
