^(update: just added a new link)^

• Neovim supports multiple ways to fold: https://neovim.io/doc/user/fold.html
• marker based folding: https://neovim.io/doc/user/fold.html#fold-marker
• introduction what folding is: https://neovim.io/doc/user/usr_28.html#usr_28.txt

The way you describe and show it, is called foldmethod “marker”. The advantage of markers are, that they are built into the file. The disadvantage is, its built into the file. I rather like having the source independent from folding markers. The good news is, you can change the foldingmethod in Neovim and ignore the marker comments and instead use your own method.

A simple one is just “manual”, where you set what is foldable and not. There are some automatic ones, like based on indentation and such. I was never a folding guy anyway, so don’t really know all the differences when to use and how they differ. Neovim has following foldmethod: manual, indent, expr, syntax, diff, marker. The “expr” method even allows you a custom code and logic.

But this can lead to over engineering simple stuff. Which makes the code harder to read and maintain and more error prone. Especially if you don’t need all the other stuff for the class. Worse, if you define a class then you also tend to add more stuff you don’t use, just in case it might be useful.

A simple variable name is sometimes the better solution. But it depends on the situation off course. Sometimes a new class make things more clear, as it abstracts some complexity away. Yeah, we need to find a balance and that is different for every program.

My rule of thumb is, use short names if the context makes it clear. But do not make names too long and complicated (especially with Python :D). For me having unique names is also important, so I don’t get confused. So not only too similar names are bad, especially if they all start like “path_aaa”, “path_bbb” and such, then the eye can’t distinguish them quickly and clearly. And searching (and maybe replace) without an IDE is easier with unique and descriptive names.

Sometimes its better to come up with a new name, instead adding a modification and make the name longer. This could be in a for loop, where inner loops edit variables and create a variation of it. Instead adding something like “_modified”, try to find what the modification is and change from “date” to “now” instead “date_current”.

Lemmy is a far better platform for discussions than Discourse in my opinion. The tree like sub-reply threads in each post (the Reddit concept) is preferable over a single thread of replies. You don’t need to cross quote and for readers no need to read the quote to see who and to what the reply is about. I don’t like Discourse discussion platforms at all.

However, Discourse has a few features that fits well for a discussion platform. I like the tags and Trust system of it.

I remember MNG and never understood why APNG wasn’t officially recognized. I didn’t know it was widely supported already. Why do people still create and use GIF in the internet, if there is a superior format?

The first thing that comes to my mind is, it might be a scam. Confirm the mail is from Github. Can’t help otherwise, but this is what I think first.

Oh now this looks so obvious! Thank you and it works. Man Python might has its shortcomings, but it can be so elegant and easy to do so complex stuff in short time.

Just as a side note, after I created this topic, was curious to ask a local programming LLM Ai model. I usually don’t use Ai, but was curious to if it could help here finding the solution. I provided the entire post and it gave me the correct answer, basically the same as yours. Just a curiosity.

Rewrite in Rust is not harmful.

Lol, from the title I thought this would gonna be about Ai and so called “Vibe Coding” (what a dumb term BTW).

Only sunshine and roses allowed? For all the Ai hype in the media and lot of people blindly following, its good to see and remind us the shortcomings. As long as it is done properly and honest, I have nothing against a “Pro” and a “Contra” article.

Netscape asked Brendan Eich to develop a scripting language that looks like Java, but be object oriented rather than class based.

I don’t understand this part. Isn’t object oriented also class based?? I mean that’s the entire reason why classes exist, to create objects. Isn’t it? How is this separated here?

Mostly closed source, because open source rarely accepts them as they are often just slop. Just assuming stuff here, I have no data.