On 11/11/2019 17:10:40, C. Titus Brown wrote:
Hi folks,
moderator here. I’d (strongly) suggest no further replies, unless there’s
something Python specific to discuss. I’ll put the list into emergency
moderation for a bit.
thanks,
—titus
Agreed.
The OP used APL for a number of years, and fell in love with it.
He has translated this love into a mystical esteem for "Notation" (it's
not clear what that means)
and a belief that "Python ought to use left arrow instead of the walrus
operator, and ultimately instead of the "=" (assignment) symbol.".
There have been many knowledgeable and insightful posts to this list
(much more
sophisticated than I could ever have written!) _seriously_ attempting to
address his concerns.
But: Bottom line: Modern programmers find that the extra symbols used by
APL are obscure,
and by the OP's own admission take "a year or two" to become familiar.
In a nutshell: APL is a dinosaur; the world has moved on.
Python is always alive to adopting ideas from other programming languages.
But in this case "We've heard what you say. No thank you".
Rob Cliffe
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