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STL Python: Class Complete!

Published March 20, 2014 · 7 Minute Read · ∞ Permalink

STL Python has just finished it’s inaugural programming class: Intro to Programming with Python. With slightly more than a full class, I’d call it a success.

Post Script

Published September 13, 2013 · 2 Minute Read · ∞ Permalink

After reading this Scott Hanselman post on keystrokes I’ve realized that while I’ve tweeted quite a bit in the past couple of years I’ve hardly ever blogged, when that would be much more useful (not to mention sustainable.)

So, here’s a little script wrapper for posting quickly to a Jekyll blog hosted on your filesystem.

Temptation of PyPy

Published September 13, 2013 · 1 Minute Read · ∞ Permalink

So last week I attended Strangeloop (which was excellent, by the way, and you should go if you ever have the slightest chance.) I had a couple conversations with people about performance and JIT compilers and stuff like that, and right now I’m really tempted to try out Pypy. The target project which I’m thinking about has the following properties:

Graph Task Dependencies with Python

Published May 29, 2012 · 1 Minute Read · ∞ Permalink

I’ve finished a little script for graphing taskwarrior dependencies with GraphViz and Python. Have fun with it.

Dict Syntax

Published March 19, 2012 · 1 Minute Read · ∞ Permalink

I just found out something neat about Python’s dict syntax. First of all, of course this works:

>>> d = dict(a=1, b=2, c=3)