Your question is probably too open ended for a good SO question. See here [stackoverflow.com/help/dont-ask]( stackoverflow.com/help/dont-ask). Perhaps you should consider another similar site like http://programmers.stackexchange.com/ where discussions can take place. — Brian Tompsett 2 mins ago

Which again makes it clear how useless __del__ is. For instance, if I where to use objects of a mutex guard class, I couldn't do the unlocking in the guard class's __del__ method, because it's not enough to know that __del__ will get called when ever the GC feels like doing its job ... I need to mutex released right when the guard object "goes out of scope" (I know that's stretching it, given Python's scoping rules). IMO __del__ gives programmers the false impression that RAII in Python is doable via destructors when it really isn't. You have to use context managers for that. — antred 23 secs ago

@Deltharis Please stop using Programmers.SE as your toilet bowl. See meta.programmers.stackexchange.com/questions/6483/… — gnat just now

This question probably belongs more to programmers.stackexchange.com and not SO — pablisco 10 secs ago

@luk32: Yes, we can do all sort of inadvisable things as programmers. That is why in part SO exists...to help its users distinguish between good and bad practices. Just because something is possible, doesn't mean it is a good idea. — DavidRR 1 min ago

@BrianTompsett - This would be too broad for programmers as well. Programmers is focused on Q&A (just like all of StackExchange) and is not a discussion site. — GlenH7 1 min ago

For the general case, this is near impossible. Look at kalzumeus.com/2010/06/17/… — llogiq 50 secs ago

I really don't care to write code to be readable by developers that can't understand something they don't expect. More relevant is whether or not it is a good idea to begin with despite what other developers might expect. If it is a good idea, good developers will be capable of comprehending, appreciating, and even adopting it. Now I'm not promoting the code in the original question, but I personally do something that shares something in common with it, and it does not conform to what other programmers expect or promote as good practice. But I don't care, because it is awesome. — INTPnerd 54 secs ago

Belongs at programmers.stackexchange.com — ivan_pozdeev 32 secs ago

Relevant question from Programmers: programmers.stackexchange.com/q/204786/53019 — GlenH7 1 min ago

@ScottHunter list is not the primary data structure in Prolog. Just a type of compound term that is often misused and abused, specially by novice programmers. — Paulo Moura 14 secs ago

@KirkStevenson - Quite often, it is much easier to learn about abstract concepts (like logic) by interacting with them. You can just as easily sit down with another human being, but humans tend to be quite subjective in their understanding of the truth. Programming languages offer a (relatively) infallible source of truth with which you can interact. In that vein, and due to it's popularity, python is a perfectly reasonable choice for your instructor. (Sorry for going so far off topic of the forum here). More questions in this vein belong on programmers.stackexchange.com — dwerner 58 secs ago

Well... Its Common behavior on StackOverFlow is to downvote any answers to such questions. I am telling you "free answers without effort"" is against the well being of StackOverFlow in long time. Also... I am advising you this... because you seem to be new here and seem to share a good purpose of helping fellow programmers. Best Wishes... keep on helping people. — Sarvesh Kumar Singh 2 mins ago

I'm voting to close this question as off-topic because it's not about programming. You can try discussing it on programmers.stackexchange.com — Eugene Mayevski 'EldoS Corp 44 secs ago

@EugeneMayevski'EldoSCorp If it's not about programming then why direct someone to Programmers? License questions are allowed at programmers but this question wouldn't fit there either. Programmers is for Q&A, just like the rest of StackExchange. Stack Overflow Chat is the place to go for discussions. — GlenH7 1 min ago

Is there a way I can change the default behaviour? is a terrible idea. Anyone who uses your assembly or new programmers will have no idea why a method that has always worked one way, now works another way. Instead write your own extension method ToScientificFloat() and/or ToScientificInt(). Now when people see this method, they instantly know it's doing something that is not default behavior. — Erik Philips 2 mins ago

Not particularly, no. SO is not really made for getting inspiration for a project, perhaps a re-wording of your question would work on Programmers SE. — Elizion 1 min ago

@Elizion - project suggestions are off topic for Programmers. Stack Overflow Chat is the best place to ask questions like this. — GlenH7 1 min ago

Unless you have a specific programming question, conceptual/design questions are better suited for programmers.stackexchange.com — tnw 39 secs ago

@tnw - this wouldn't be a good fit on Programmers either. It will be closed quickly and likely heavily downvoted. — GlenH7 1 min ago

@tnw: This question would never pass muster on Programmers. — Robert Harvey ♦ 1 min ago

Well, not only will the HTML editors complain, but browsers will render it in unexpected ways. OP wants to know why, and I'm generally happier working with programmers who ask why instead of blindly going "you just can't, ok?" — ceejayoz 1 min ago

Thanks for all the input. What I hear J an David saying is "Just be careful and write the code right the first time." Maybe you guys are better programmers than me, but I don't like walking a tightrope without a net. I make mistakes. And I like to catch them before ship my code. — RobertFrank 2 mins ago

Note that it is a good idea to drop the inline from static inline: With static the compiler already knows that the given function is only ever used in the given translation unit and can make a better choice about inlining it than the programmer who adds the inline to the definition. Too much inlining hurts performance as much as too little inlining, and most programmers who add the inline keyword do not know or test whether inlining that function will indeed speed things up. Of course, if your tests(!) show that static inline is faster than static, go ahead and use it :-) — cmaster 2 mins ago

This is more about computer science theory and asymptotic analysis. It's more appropriate for Programmers SE. — franklin 29 secs ago

This question is not a good format for Stack Overflow. This is intended to be a site for answering specific programming related questions, to help programmers solve their issues. It is not a discussion site to discuss perceived shortcomings with available software. — mason 1 min ago

I posted a question on programmers that is very much related to this functional area: programmers.stackexchange.com/questions/271690/…. I would appreciate it if you could take a look and offer your expert opinion. Thanks in advance — amphibient 1 min ago

@RohitSharma, kinda but only if your selling something. Amazon did a study that for every 100ms load increase they lost 1% of sales revenue. But if that's a problem for you, then throw hardware at it, after all Hardware is Cheap, Programmers are Expensive. — Mark Tomlin 1 min ago

ok, so...this forum is only for programmers?!?! :O And...there is no help for the beginners? :O ...no comment to this!!! — Roberta 1 min ago

Hiya, this is an interesting question and the answers will be useful... but as you guessed, sadly it's not a good fit for Stack Overflow, where we prefer questions with a specific, right answer (rather than discussions about which tool might be better). In the past, such questions have led to debate, and flamewars and that tends to tear the community apart :( But you may yet find a better home for your question. Try the "programmers' stack exchange site: programmers.stackexchange.com — Taryn East 1 min ago

@TarynEast Programmers has the same standards as Stack Overflow as far as opinion-based questions and tool recommendations go. — World Engineer 41 secs ago