Re: [Python-Dev] anecdotal data

2017-07-19 Thread Guido van Rossum
Exactly. This is how Python came to be in the first place. Benchmarks are great, but don't underestimate creativity. On Jul 19, 2017 8:15 AM, "Antoine Pitrou" wrote: On Wed, 19 Jul 2017 14:59:52 +0200 Victor Stinner wrote: > Hi, > > On Twitter, Raymond Hettinger wrote: > >"The decision mak

Re: [Python-Dev] anecdotal data

2017-07-19 Thread Antoine Pitrou
On Wed, 19 Jul 2017 14:59:52 +0200 Victor Stinner wrote: > Hi, > > On Twitter, Raymond Hettinger wrote: > >"The decision making process on Python-dev is an anti-pattern, > governed by anecdotal data and ambiguity over what problem is solved." > > https://twitter.com/raymondh/status/8870694