Benjamin W. Smith

Benjamin W. Smith

Benjamin W. Smith  //  Sysadmin by trade, Pythonista by passion. Dad to two boys and a girl. Guitarist. I like my coffee black, just like my metal.

Jan 6 / 1:06am

My opinion on the explicit/implicit self argument.

Don’t remember how, but I ran across the “explicit vs implicit self” argument again while lurking on the internet. I realize this is an old argument, but it sparked up my thought machine and I wanted to share my opinion for the hell of it, dead horse be damned.

To me it’s like a noise your car makes that you never notice because it’s made it for so long. However, when other people ride in your car with you, they point it out. You quickly brush it off with “oh, it’s always done that, doesn’t really bother me.”. Like a crotchety old man, I like things the way they are and aint a damn thing you’re gonna do to change my mind!

Every single language has one(or more!) of those “car noises”. Suck it up and be practical, hippies, and get off my lawn!

Ok, I’m done :)

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