Re:Computer History Museum 2018 Fellow: Guido van Rossum
by moomin on Thursday February 22, 2018 @07:24AM
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Once you've accepted the need for precision in computer code, it becomes apparent that the correct standard is "as understandable as legal English". I don't think we're doing too bad on that metric.
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Re:Computer History Museum 2018 Fellow: Guido van Rossum
by benhoyt on Thursday February 22, 2018 @07:37AM
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I hereby declare, proclaim, and certify that I consider the Python programming language no less than 100 times as understandable, clear, and readable than English written for a legal, formal, or legislative context.