tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8332466.post9138428292297458058..comments2023-08-08T09:38:55.103-04:00Comments on [M]etabrain[E]ntry[L]og: Tie an orange ribbon...Melhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15598380941676945491noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8332466.post-73204842730910192082007-10-28T15:14:00.000-04:002007-10-28T15:14:00.000-04:00Well. I still have no idea why anyone would learn ...Well. I still have no idea why anyone would learn assembler, ever. XDTim Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00429627050045484282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8332466.post-74843354477033010312007-10-28T11:48:00.000-04:002007-10-28T11:48:00.000-04:00In the Python domain, I'd describe myself more as ...In the Python domain, I'd describe myself more as an "I've only done enough to have really sore legs for an extended period of time, but can tell you enough so that you can have sore legs too!" person rather than a 60-year-old sword-wielding fan-flipping matron, but thanks for the compliment. :)Melhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15598380941676945491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8332466.post-71179885808751037512007-10-28T08:47:00.000-04:002007-10-28T08:47:00.000-04:00You do Python? Fantastic! Must talk to you about t...You do Python? Fantastic! Must talk to you about that - have just started running pywikipedia. Medium term goal - figure out a way of creating relevant wikilinks with the bot. The basic search and replace idea seems straightforward, but there's quite a few special cases (e.g. only want the first one in the article, skip the page if it's already linked, recognize a list of synonyms, yada yada yada...)<BR/><BR/>When it comes to Python, it sounds like you are the 60-year-old Tai Chi lady, and I am learning to walk.Chris Watkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17537287113149081305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8332466.post-19308608066305034582007-10-28T02:05:00.000-04:002007-10-28T02:05:00.000-04:00Oh, I definitely agree, 99.999% of the time - I ha...Oh, I definitely agree, 99.999% of the time - I hate fussing with malloc and free. But sometimes when you're trying to optimize already-written code for speed, it's nice to know how things work under the hood so you can make the more efficient function call.<BR/><BR/>Kinda like "why would you learn assembler if you're a C programmer?" Same banana. Also, it's sort of fun to learn how your favorite language works.Melhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15598380941676945491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8332466.post-42687795845404850802007-10-27T00:16:00.000-04:002007-10-27T00:16:00.000-04:00The only part of the post I really know how to res...The only part of the post I really know how to respond to:<BR/><I>but as far as I'm concerned, things get stored in VAGUE-LAND! in Python.</I><BR/>I'm pretty sure that's intentional, and generally for the best. Why do you care what the interpreter does with memory internally?Tim Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00429627050045484282noreply@blogger.com