~ Guido van Rossum (inventor of Python)

Letter to a young programmer¶

Dear (insert name here),

I heard you enjoy a certain programming language named Python. Programming is a wonderful activity. I am a little jealous that you have access to computers at your age; when I grew up I didn't even know what a computer was! I was an electronics hobbyist though, and my big dream was to build my own electronic calculator from discrete components. I never did do that, but I did build several digital clocks, and it was amazing to build something that complex and see it work. I hope you dream big too — programmers can make computers (and robots!) do amazing things, and this is a great time to become a programmer. Just imagine how much faster computers will be in five or ten years, and what you will be able to do with your skills then!

—Guido van Rossum (inventor of Python)
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2013

从 Pycoder's Weekly (Issue #89): Mavericks 知道的 Guido 好萌信,`

尝试翻译一下:

亲:

目测你正在享受一种叫Python 的编程语言.
编程是种美妙的体验.
俺很有点羡慕嫉妒恨你们 !在这个年龄就能接触电脑.
俺那会儿子,甚至不知道什么是计算机!
俺算一个电子爱好者,那时,最大的梦想是,亲手完成一个计算元件.
俺从未作到这点.
不过,倒是完成了几件数字时钟,
每当见到如此复杂的东西,终于能工作时,哗! 那种感觉,,,
俺期望你的梦想也足够大 —
程序可以控制计算机(机械人)做出令人惊叹的事儿,
这是个令程序员伟大的时代.
现在就设想,5到10年后,能运用你的功能操作更快的计算机作到什么?!

哗...

Changelog¶

• 140107 move into Pelican as zoomquiet.io
• 131027 pub. Letter to a young programmer — I. M. H. O. — Medium