David Beazleydabeaz@mastodon.social
Sep 14, 2026, 3:58 PMIf anything is going to kill humanity, it's probably Python.
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- David Beazleydabeaz@mastodon.socialSep 14, 2026, 4:32 PM
"for humans" -> "coming for humans"
"computer programming for everybody" -> "computer programming coming for everybody"
- David Beazleydabeaz@mastodon.socialSep 14, 2026, 7:24 PM
I also present into evidence, this Python book I picked up at Barnes and Noble back in 2013.
- David Beazleydabeaz@mastodon.socialSep 14, 2026, 7:28 PM
On the back cover it says "BREAK FREE from this subtle destroyer and reclaim a life of passion & purpose." Preach!
- David Beazleydabeaz@mastodon.socialSep 14, 2026, 7:31 PM
For what it's worth, I had this book just sitting among all of the other Python books in my office for like 10 years, but no one ever noticed.
Tyrone Slothropslothrop@chaos.socialSep 14, 2026, 7:40 PM@dabeaz Nah. The software that kills humanity will be something much closer to the production systems that keep civilization going.
It will be both more powerful and more chaotic than Python.
The software that kills humanity will be Excel.
