ned_batchelder

I had to make two patches because the testing style has changed slightly between the two, but also, it's guaranteed to apply better if I make them against the tip of each version.

I apologize for the "link bait." I didn't intend it as such, I was actually making fun of my "accomplishment," having contributed a tiny patch that fixed an obscure problem.

I can see how it reads very differently on Hacker News...

To label your guy, type "I am Joe", and it will have Joe underneath instead of a number.

Just to be clear: there was no "money coming in," Tabblo stopped selling products shortly after HP bought the company in 2007, and the site had always been free to use online.

I wish HP had given more notice, or had tried to email the user base, though.

I'm sorry, is this a joke? "straightforward"? Why would you use that code when you could implement the same thing more simply like this?

    def line_number_mogrifier(f):
        num = 0
        for line in f:
            yield (num, line)
            num += 1

The functional proponents say that eventually everything will be functional, I guess I'll wait and see how that goes over. People think procedurally. Functional constructs may have some technical advantages, but if adopting them shrinks the pool of effective developers, it won't catch on.

So when you said, "looks just like Python," you literally meant, "lexically looks like Python," because you aren't building a language that works just like Python.

The simple fact that these workshops fill up so quickly with women who are excited by the structure is evidence that they are good for the overall programming community, and therefore, productive.

I suspect if you run a workshop for men only, even the men would wonder why. This is evidence that men don't need men-only workshops.

Most of the instructors are female, though there are a few men. Why do you ask?

HP in Massachusetts is looking for Python talent: http://nedbatchelder.com/blog/200912/looking_for_a_python_de...