[techtalk] A Lurker comes out of hiding

[markthegeek at canada.com]

On Mon, 30 July 2001, "Caitlyn M. Martin" wrote:

> Hi, Mark!  Welcome!

Thank you.

> One comment:  bitter arguments generally do a lousy job in advancing your cause.  Zealotry (blind religious adherence) generally doesn't help folks either.  To me, shouting matches are just no fun.  I hope you'll try to promote Python in a rational way, and let those who truly believe in something else and are too closed minded to think anything else is out there just be.  I think on grrltalk once upon a time we had a discussion on gender differences in
> communication.  Shouting louder does not make an argument more correct, no matter how many guys act like it does :)  (Guys, please don't take offense.  I know that you know some guys who do that, don't you? :)

Agreed. What I said was more for humorous purposes. I didn't really expect it to be taken literaly. I have never been in any sort of bitter argument over Python vs. Perl (well.. except for perhaps sarcastically bitter, if that counts), though I have discussed it calmly with many. I have not really even closed my Perl, and I still use it on ocassion. I think that anyone who would be able to get in a literal shouting match over computer language would need to calm down a bit :)

~Mark


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