Why Python?
One of the reasons that I decided to learn python and put up this website was a fantastic article written by Eric Raymond. The article is title “Why Python?” and can be found here.
While I feel that Eric Raymond’s programming prowess is probably far beyond mine, given the article and other information I’ve read about python I think that I will be able to learn the python basics rather quickly.
Famous last words I’m sure…
December 20th, 2007 at 5:03 pm
[...] Then a couple of years ago, I grabbed a copy of Python Programming for Absolute Beginners from Amazon. As I have previously mentioned, I have only now dedicated myself to reading it. So why the sudden dedication? Why Python? Well, I came across this article on learning python titled Why Python? which just happened to link to a Linux Journal article by the same name written by Eric Raymond. One of the reasons that I decided to learn python and put up this website was a fantastic article written by Eric Raymond. The article is title “Why Python?” and can be found here. [...]
February 27th, 2008 at 8:06 pm
FYI, a better copy of “Why Python?” can be found at http://www.python.org/about/success/esr/
The improved copy has the listings in-line and better formatting. Cheers.