[Python-Dev] Invitation to try out open source code review tool (original) (raw)

Alexander Michael lxander.m at gmail.com
Tue May 6 19:41:35 CEST 2008

On Tue, May 6, 2008 at 1:26 PM, Guido van Rossum <guido at python.org> wrote:

On Tue, May 6, 2008 at 12:51 AM, Jeroen Ruigrok van der Werven <asmodai at in-nomine.org> wrote: > -On [20080505 05:38], Guido van Rossum (guido at python.org) wrote: > > http://code.google.com/p/rietveld/source/browse > > Is it a reference to Gerrit Rietveld (Dutch architect and furniture > designer)?

Yes, as I explain here: http://code.google.com/p/rietveld/wiki/CodeReviewBackground

> I guess the architect part would make sense for a code review > tool. :) That's purely a coincidence. My dad was an architect and took me on trips of Rietveld's work. I also own some fairly original Zig Zag chairs (much to my family's despair, as they aren't too comfortable. :-)

Was it also a coincidence that Mondrian and Rietveld were both members of the De Stijl movement? If so, a very nice one!

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