[Python-Dev] Re: super() harmful? (original) (raw)

Alex Martelli aleax at aleax.it
Thu Jan 6 21:46:39 CET 2005


On 2005 Jan 06, at 20:16, Terry Reedy wrote:

"James Y Knight" <foom at fuhm.net> wrote in message news:091248B6-5FB7-11D9-8D68-000A95A50FB2 at fuhm.net... Please notice that I'm talking about concrete, real issues, not just a "super is bad!" rant. Umm, James, come on. Let's be really real and concrete ;-). Your title "Python's Super Considered Harmful" is an obvious reference to and takeoff on Dijkstra's influential polemic "Goto Considered Harmful".

...or any other of the 345,000 google hits on "considered harmful"...?-)

<http://www.meyerweb.com/eric/comment/chech.html>

Alex



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