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0 pointslinsomniac6y ago0 comments

I don't know in this case, but I do know that the Python community tends to have strong opinions about things. The := resulted in Guido stepping down, which I think is a good indicator that there wasn't agreement that it was "a great feature to have" and just down to syntax... :-(

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dual_basis6y ago

To be fair, Guido stepped down because of the way the community reacted.

"The straw that broke the camel’s back was a very contentious Python enhancement proposal, where after I had accepted it, people went to social media like Twitter and said things that really hurt me personally. And some of the people who said hurtful things were actually core Python developers, so I felt that I didn’t quite have the trust of the Python core developer team anymore."

Source: https://www.infoworld.com/article/3292936/guido-van-rossum-r...

Note that Guido also was in support of the walrus operator, it's not like he stepped down because he disagreed with it.

darkpuma6y ago

It's really disappointing that people could get so worked up, over what is essentially deciding which color to paint the shed, that they chase off the project founder. I wonder if there is any way for open source communities to effectively promote the "take a step back and remember what really matters in life" approach to conflict resolution.

toyg6y ago

Guido wasn't chased off, he is still in the core group. He just isn't BDFL anymore -- which, from a certain point of view, might be the best of both worlds. As a long-time python user and small-time advocate, I felt the walrus was a really bad decision.

Aozi6y ago

>I wonder if there is any way for open source communities to effectively promote the "take a step back and remember what really matters in life" approach to conflict resolution.

We've spent decades debating on the merits of spaces vs tabs, and Vim vs Emacs, and a ton of other completely pointless stuff.

What you're hoping is just a pipe dream, people will get invested in the most petty and asinine stuff out there, and take it as a personal insult if you disagree.

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