257m to Programming • 10 months agoWhat are your programming hot takes?message-square895fedilinkarrow-up1350arrow-down114
arrow-up1336arrow-down1message-squareWhat are your programming hot takes?257m to Programming • 10 months agomessage-square895fedilink
minus-square@kaba0link2•10 months agoLanguages also have inner consistency. E.g. the mentioned python len function is inconsistent with the rest of the same language - and that is a statement that is true in itself, without an external reference point.
minus-squarexigoilinkfedilink1•edit-210 months agoYes, I agree that the len() thing in Python, and inconsistency in general, is bad. But pretty much all popular languages have many inconsistencies.
Languages also have inner consistency. E.g. the mentioned python len function is inconsistent with the rest of the same language - and that is a statement that is true in itself, without an external reference point.
Yes, I agree that the
len()thing in Python, and inconsistency in general, is bad. But pretty much all popular languages have many inconsistencies.