A Welcome Syntax

Posted Apr 23, 2025 10:48 UTC (Wed) by Wol (subscriber, #4433)
In reply to: A Welcome Syntax by mb
Parent article: Template strings accepted for Python 3.14

> >As it is, they simply don't know when await is evaluated

> This can be changed.

You may be a genius, but the average person is, well, average ...

> Problem solved.

And as has been mentioned elsewhere, just because they may be a genius at *their* job, does not mean that they are a genius at programming. More importantly, because they *are* a genius at their job, it's a safe bet they're mediocre at best at programming.

I don't know how old you are, but as I get older I run into more and more people who CAN NOT learn. That doesn't mean they don't want to, it means it doesn't stick. Even worse, people who used to know, but have lost the knowledge and can't get it back ...

Youngsters always think there's a magic bullet somewhere. My bugbear is the current crop who think that technology is the perfect solution for people who can *no* *longer* *cope* with technology. (TVs, PVRs et al being a case in point. Streaming is NOT a replacement for VHS and DVDs. Great for youngsters, but I'm rapidly moving into the generation that just can't cope with it any more.)

Cheers,
Wol

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A Welcome Syntax

Posted Apr 23, 2025 11:41 UTC (Wed) by mb (subscriber, #50428) [Link] (1 responses)

You don't need to be a genius to understand how await is evaluated.

A Welcome Syntax

Posted Apr 23, 2025 13:39 UTC (Wed) by Wol (subscriber, #4433) [Link]

> You don't need to be a genius to understand how await is evaluated.

Just look at farnz' example. It's clearly beyond a fair few genii ...

Cheers,
Wol