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Henry's Python Programming Guide
An anonymous reader writes "Seems like someone else has put up another Python programming guide, although this one seems to be a little easier to get through. From the article: 'My name is Henry the Adequate, and I am a Python programming Guru. I know all of their movies, and their TV shows, and can quote the dead parrot sketch in my sleep. In fact I do quote it in my sleep. That may explain why I am single, although it could also have something to do with the flamethrower. Naturally many old-timers want to know what this new-fangled Python thing is all about. "Henry," they say, "What is this new-fangled Python thing all about?" See what i mean? So, here, at last, is the article you have all been waiting for...'"
Is it? It takes a relatively simple language and then turns the description of it into a schitzophrenic nightmare of cartoonage that mostly obscures the points he's trying to make, and most of them...well, I don't know about your sense of humour, but most of them just aren't funny anyway. There's a reason people buy the Pickaxe.
Programming isn't a joke and telling a novice how to program and introducing all that sperflous crap is only going to confuse them even more.
You mean like all those <foo> for Dummies books?
Programming isn't a joke
I'm guessing you've not had to deal with management-types who think they can program.
Because the Editors have unlimited mod points.
Just this morning, as I was perusing through Slashdot, Digg, and Reddit, a thought occurred to me that even though there is far greater variety and features on the latter sites, I'm still a loyal fan of /. (mostly) for it's editors. Even for their shortcomings - bad grammer, duplicate posts - the quality of their filter is the reason why I continue coming here... until this post! Give me a break, slashdot. " Windows Media Player 11 and Urge", "Biggest Obstacle of Nuclear Fusion Overcome?", and "Wired Releases Full Text of AT&T NSA Document" are all quality article submissions, so when I thgouht I was going to get a great introduction to Python, being a PHP developer, I was intrigued and quite pleased to click the link. Now I'm frustrated just enough to take the 30 seconds to make this post.