Post #2205733
2026-04-09 15:38 UTC
@AlSweigart When I started programming as a kid, I was already a Computer User, but I distinctly remember understanding there were more appropriate places for numbers (.ini files? command line flags? those sound hard to set up...) but I was handling so much new complexity already. Editing them at the top was just natural and easy. It didn't seem particularly magical, just an accessible location.
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@GreatBigTable@mastodon.social 2026-04-09 16:05
@lynndotpy@mastodon.social @AlSweigart@mastodon.social this right here. It also allows them to ease into writing their own configurable code. They can start with variables at the top and then learn how to make programs take parameter assignments while calling their code from the command line (or other option).