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I had to make two patches because the testing style has changed slightly between the two, but also, it's guaranteed to apply better if I make them against the tip of each version.

I apologize for the "link bait." I didn't intend it as such, I was actually making fun of my "accomplishment," having contributed a tiny patch that fixed an obscure problem.

I can see how it reads very differently on Hacker News...

Just to be clear: there was no "money coming in," Tabblo stopped selling products shortly after HP bought the company in 2007, and the site had always been free to use online.

I wish HP had given more notice, or had tried to email the user base, though.

Python iteration 14 years ago

I'm sorry, is this a joke? "straightforward"? Why would you use that code when you could implement the same thing more simply like this?

    def line_number_mogrifier(f):
        num = 0
        for line in f:
            yield (num, line)
            num += 1

The functional proponents say that eventually everything will be functional, I guess I'll wait and see how that goes over. People think procedurally. Functional constructs may have some technical advantages, but if adopting them shrinks the pool of effective developers, it won't catch on.

The simple fact that these workshops fill up so quickly with women who are excited by the structure is evidence that they are good for the overall programming community, and therefore, productive.

I suspect if you run a workshop for men only, even the men would wonder why. This is evidence that men don't need men-only workshops.