>> Why the recommendation for Learn Python 3 The Hard Way?

Specifically because even Zed Shaw - probably the most vocal and longest time objector to Python3 has moved on from recommending against Python 3. Thus now that he supports Python 3 then I think he should be supported - history is past.

Everyone with a significant industry presence has moved on from recommending against Python 3 - except Google.

> Everyone with a significant industry presence has moved on from recommending against Python 3 - except Google.

Do you have any source confirming that Google is recommending Python 2 as of 2018? Because e.g. the current installation instructions for Tensorflow recommend Python 3.5 or 3.6: https://www.tensorflow.org/install/install_windows

The linked class in about Python 2. But maybe it was just not updated recently.

I've never heard of Goodkind before but this particular issue doesn't seem worth any ire. Apparently they didn't like the cover for their book, they made a joke and then apologized. They clarified that the art direction was the problem and not the composition itself.

Perhaps his dog licking the cover is good enough?

https://io9.gizmodo.com/fantasy-writer-terry-goodkind-now-cl...

Edit: direct link https://www.facebook.com/terrygoodkind/videos/10155080253756...

Be careful not to judge the author by his judgment of the cover of his book.

I don't get it - what is the problem with the cover?

I wouldn't recommend Shaw's stuff to anyone, but being Python 3 opponent for a long time doesn't seem like a solid point. Armin Ronacher was hating on unicode in Python 3 and writing stuff in Python 2 only long after Python 3 has "won", doesn't make him a bad programmer and such.

While he may not be a "bad programmer", it concerns some folks that people are so against moving forward to something the industry is in strong support of. I wonder what other kinds of singular opinions (or very minority at best) that could be affecting other aspects of his programming.