See 9 Reasons Why Python Is Weird For C++ Developers.
I'm often bothered by inter-language comparisons. Mostly because programming languages -- except in the most abstract way -- aren't really very comparable. At the Turing Machine level the finite state automata are comparable, but that reductionist view (intentionally) eliminates all the expressive …
more ...Fascinating. The reference to the classic Mac OS with non-preemptive multi-tasking is quite cool. The concept fits nicely with Python's async/await coroutines that need to collaborate with a periodic OS request to permit interaction with streams of events from another source (i.e., a foreground window.)
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SOLID Coding in Python by Mattia Cinelli.
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This was fun to read. It has some nice examples.
I submit that the order of presentation (S, O, L, I, D) is misleading. The acronym is fun, but awkward.
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more ...What do I know about "inspiration" at work? I'm not sure I know much, but I think I may have some advice that could be useful.
I was in the high-tech write-software-every-day workplace since about 1976 or so. (The first two years were part-time while in college.) I use past …
more ...A fascinating question.
more ...... I'm baffled by the amount of books you've published over the course of time. Currently Reddit suggests that I use Building Skills in Python under Beginner's section, but it looks quite outdated. So back and forth, I found your Building Skills in OO on GitHub Page and …
An interesting tweet. The roadmap has three sections. I'm not sure this is actually complete, or even grouped correctly. It is a very good list of topics.
https://twitter.com/prasoonpratham/status/1408435475426254849?s=11
"Here's a complete roadmap of topics to master Python."
The thread, however, seems no longer …
more ...Happy birthday, mom. Glad to see you're still doing well, avoiding the complications of COVID-19.
You asked what it was I did for a living. Emphasis on the past tense, now that we're both fully retired old people.
I have to confess that it's not easy describing high-tech work. There's …
more ...The SOLID design principles beat the design boundary issue to death. Here are the principles in my preferred order. (See https://www.linkedin.com/learning/learning-s-o-l-i-d-programming-principles)
See https://slott56.github.io/replacing-a-spreadsheet/. This document is really exciting (to me).
This is still shaky -- I'm still learning -- but it's a very cool combination of Python components sympy and Jupyter Lab. As a bonus, Jupyter{Book} appeals to me as a writer. There's an aspect of literate programing …
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