Years of Bad Ideas

Explore the unconventional and often controversial programming techniques presented in this 43-minute EuroPython 2011 conference talk by Armin Ronacher. Delve into topics such as spiking, magic, common magic, classes, XikAST, style markers, monkey patching, underbuilding, system modules, curvy loading, multi-versioning, interpreter warfare, local variables, line numbers, garbage collection, implicit self, return values ideas, and the global dictionary. Gain insights into these "bad ideas" that have shaped programming practices over the years, and understand their impact on software development.