Duck typing + Wikipedia.
August 22nd, 2007 Posted in Programming, Python
For some reason, I found myself reading the Duck Typing entry in wikipedia (which is sort of like watching a slow moving trainwreck). Of more interest was the Talk page.
If you get a chance, I recommend you read both - and after your done laughing, take a look at my previous articles (rants?) on the subject - typeducking-on-duck-vs-static-typing and schrodingers-type-is-a-namespace-a-box.
I think I won in the reference material section. Although I don't think I am going to touch the wikipedia entry with a 10-foot-pole.
August 22nd, 2007 at 5:54 pm
I have edited the wiki page in the past and I too am not happy with its current state but I don’t want to chop out others work. (As yet ;-)
I’ve just blogged on the issue too: http://paddy3118.blogspot.com/2007/08/duck-typing-explained.html
- Paddy.
August 25th, 2007 at 2:08 am
I finally thought of a way to rewrite the Wikipedia page and di just that. The previous flow was sinking deeper into quicksand. I think I’ve pulled it out so we can choose another way to our goal of Wikipedia article nirvāṇa.
- Paddy.