[Oberon] Python for an Oberon user, derived from Oberon for a C++ user.

[Srinivas Nayak]

>   This reminds me of how perl slowly becomes more statically typed or
> strongly typed too. Basically it goes like this: a bunch of redneck
> cowbow programmers think they are too good for static strong typing, so
> they release a dynamic language and everybody raves about how great it is
> for 10-20 years.
>
>   After maybe 12 years they start adding features that make the language
> less and less like a dynamic language and start to introduce more safety,
> paddling back (or peddling back, take your pick) on their old cowboy
> redneck attitude they first had "we don't need no stinking static strong
> typing, heck we don't even need Types at all!".
>
>   After 20 years the language is no longer perl or python and is something
> else entirely. Python version 20.562 no longer looks like python version
> 15.009890890 and has drastically changed, similar to how Perl went
> through its transition of a throw together language to now a throw
> together language with more static/safety features bolted on to it, and
> some even would say it's a rewrite, which could be an ongoing attempt at
> humor.


I agree.


With thanks and best regards,

Yours sincerely,
Srinivas Nayak

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