Readit NewsBut as always, I turn to PEP 20, in particular "There should be one-- and preferably only one --obvious way to do it." Batteries ought to be included. I'm hardly a language designer, but more and more I care less about things like syntax and such, and more about having as much as possible already built out, so I can focus on the particulars of a problem, rather than having to endure a "evaluate a bunch of alternatives" phase for each little thing.
It's a tall order, and a growing one, but I think whatever the next big language is, it will have that kind of focus.
> The origin of copyright law in most European countries lies in efforts by the church and governments to regulate and control the output of printers
I think it's far more likely that they're about making sure that the wrong sort of bible, or the wrong sort of pamphlet, doesn't get printed. Whatever "for the economy" or "for the creators" verbiage is in there was added after the fact by marketing.
Sure but if you take a student loan in the U.K. starting pay in the civil service wouldn’t even put you above the repayment threshold. I get that there are levels, but unless you have support or a partner the starting pay really isn’t enough especially if you’re in London. Cheltenham or Manchester - maybe.
Really, this isn't about targeting a specific level of education, it's about targeting a specific class.
I always found that the pay scale for the security services is the same as the rest of the civil service really hard to justify. Why would I go work at GCHQ if I could make many multiples more, as a starting salary, in the private sector?
Even now, at my Federal government job when someone is overpaid we issue them a "debt letter" and then reduce their pay until the account is balanced. I assume it's because of the same reg/statute that fixes the clawback to 16.7%.