On Tue, 29 Mar 2005 18:08:04 GMT, Cameron Laird <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, > Bill Mill <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > . > . > . > >(i.e. I respectfully disagree that mixing data with program code is a bad > >idea) > . > . > . > Most applications (as opposed to "system") developers should be doing > it rarely. VERY often when they seem inclined to do so, it's just a > symptom of a confused design.
On that point I can agree. I just wanted to say that there are valuable uses for mixing code and data. As soon as I sent my email out, I realized that I meant to say that mixing data with program code is *not always* a bad idea. Particularly, yelling at this guy for wanting to figure out a variable's name is, I think, overzealous. If he just wants to use it for debugging, then I don't know why he needs to be shouted down. > > In no way do I mean to restrict knowledgeable metaclass authors, LISPers, > debugger inventors, or other legitimate exceptions to my claim. I'm confused. Are you ron_adam, cameron laird, or both? Either way, your point is well taken, and I should have been clearer in my overly glib email. Peace Bill Mill bill.mill at gmail.com -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
