[Python-talk] Programming methods (was: Oops! Fallen off the track)

[Mark Boyajian]

Bill:

I will not be able to make it Thursday; will be working in Norwood, MA
until late.  (Pout!)  But I'm getting paid.  (Grin!)

MarkB.

Mark L. Boyajian
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On Mon, 2009-07-20 at 14:01 -0400, Bill Sconce wrote:

> On Sun, 19 Jul 2009 12:29:36 -0400
> Ben Scott <dragonhawk at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> 
> >   These days, that's typically done instead with IDEs which allow you
> > to cross-reference and analyze the source interactively.  It's akin to
> > hypertext.  It's certainly faster than chasing cross-references by
> > flipping pages.  :)
> 
> 
> And offers ...  NONE  ... of the kinesthetic three-dimensional resources
> that the human brain is so good at using, synthesizing, and remembering.
> Meaning: dog ears on the corners of pages, pencilled notes in the margin,
> etc.
> 
> Of course, you don't need much of that stuff.  Unless you maybe don't
> remember everything you knew about those 180,000 lines of code "last
> week".  Or unless, you're, like  ... trying to learn something new.
> 
> So, if you don't need to learn, and/or if your brain works like a
> computer anyway, an IDE is maybe OK.
> 
> 
> Who_let_HIM_out_from_under_a_rock?'ly yrs,
> 
> Bill
>  
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