Likewise for the Perl example: to even know whether it's good or bad,
one needs to know, for instance, that split (like many other functions)
implicitly operates on the $_ variable,
this convenience is one of the things that has oft annoyed me about perl.
Yet you make good use of pronouns
Tim Newsham wrote:
Yet you make good use of pronouns in your english compositions.
Is it the poor choice of name ($_), the subtle (or non-uniform?) rules
about what they reference, or just lack of familiarity?
Its mostly the last (familiarity), but the non-uniform rules are part of
it.
Tim Newsham wrote:
Would anyone be interested in starting up a very informal Hawaii
Python Users' Group? Probably more of an occasional meet-up and chat,
but we could see what evolves from it.
Ok, so lots of people are interested. What's the next step?
It would be good to come together
Aloha folks. As TPOSSCON looms near, we will again be offering the
greatest 4 days anyone in the non-profit, small business, or academic
community can buy. Most would pay 2K, but the esteemed John Terpstra is
making this affordable at a Kamaaina Rate of $750. The class curricula
is here
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-7193470719293309352
LOL
Michael
On Tue, Nov 29, 2005 at 08:10:59AM -1000, Jim Thompson wrote:
Tim Newsham wrote:
Yet you make good use of pronouns in your english
compositions. Is it the poor choice of name ($_), the subtle
(or non-uniform?) rules about what they reference, or just
lack of familiarity?
Its mostly the
