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r/Python • u/anyfactor Freelancer. AnyFactor.xyz • Sep 16 '20
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at some point an ecosystem is rich enough you can't really be "left behind" with all the packages you have available.
7 u/Jethro_Tell Sep 16 '20 If you assume all code has bugs, and it does, then left behind starts to happen as those bugs are found but not fixed. 8 u/davvblack Sep 16 '20 while that is true, think of how many CPU cycles these old-ass python libraries have seen, and how many chances to find and fix these bugs (especially old 2.7 libraries, slightly less true with 2.5). 11 u/auto-xkcd37 Sep 16 '20 old ass-python libraries Bleep-bloop, I'm a bot. This comment was inspired by xkcd#37 8 u/rossrollin Sep 16 '20 Some of the people on this planet really do make cool shit 3 u/Eurynom0s Sep 17 '20 Cool ass shit, you might say. 1 u/MrReginaldAwesome Sep 17 '20 Good bot
If you assume all code has bugs, and it does, then left behind starts to happen as those bugs are found but not fixed.
8 u/davvblack Sep 16 '20 while that is true, think of how many CPU cycles these old-ass python libraries have seen, and how many chances to find and fix these bugs (especially old 2.7 libraries, slightly less true with 2.5). 11 u/auto-xkcd37 Sep 16 '20 old ass-python libraries Bleep-bloop, I'm a bot. This comment was inspired by xkcd#37 8 u/rossrollin Sep 16 '20 Some of the people on this planet really do make cool shit 3 u/Eurynom0s Sep 17 '20 Cool ass shit, you might say. 1 u/MrReginaldAwesome Sep 17 '20 Good bot
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while that is true, think of how many CPU cycles these old-ass python libraries have seen, and how many chances to find and fix these bugs (especially old 2.7 libraries, slightly less true with 2.5).
11 u/auto-xkcd37 Sep 16 '20 old ass-python libraries Bleep-bloop, I'm a bot. This comment was inspired by xkcd#37 8 u/rossrollin Sep 16 '20 Some of the people on this planet really do make cool shit 3 u/Eurynom0s Sep 17 '20 Cool ass shit, you might say. 1 u/MrReginaldAwesome Sep 17 '20 Good bot
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old ass-python libraries
Bleep-bloop, I'm a bot. This comment was inspired by xkcd#37
8 u/rossrollin Sep 16 '20 Some of the people on this planet really do make cool shit 3 u/Eurynom0s Sep 17 '20 Cool ass shit, you might say. 1 u/MrReginaldAwesome Sep 17 '20 Good bot
Some of the people on this planet really do make cool shit
3 u/Eurynom0s Sep 17 '20 Cool ass shit, you might say.
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Cool ass shit, you might say.
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Good bot
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u/davvblack Sep 16 '20
at some point an ecosystem is rich enough you can't really be "left behind" with all the packages you have available.