257m@lemmy.ml to Programming@programming.dev · 1 year agoWhat are your programming hot takes?message-square1044fedilinkarrow-up1347arrow-down114
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minus-squarekaba0@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year 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-squarexigoi@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-21 year 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.