Tag: programming
2023 (5)
Monday, November 27, 2023
Today I learned about shlex.split and it’s really cool.
Saturday, June 17, 2023
I started doing most of my writing in a GUI editor and wanted something “closer” than my command-line utility mdut.
Friday, April 21, 2023
I love using class properties as boolean flags, but occasionally forget the @property decorator.
Thursday, March 30, 2023
A bit of nuance about dealing with null and missing values in Python dictionaries.
Wednesday, March 8, 2023
A pretty slow way of removing duplicate elements in a Python list.
2022 (4)
Thursday, December 29, 2022
It’s all too easy to find oneself solving the wrong problems. Here’s how I try and combat that.
Friday, June 10, 2022
Automated tests are documentation, and–if done well—even useful and up to date!
Tuesday, April 12, 2022
Why interrupting a programmer is even more costly than you think, illustrated by u/nkukard.
Friday, April 1, 2022
It’s true.
2021 (4)
Sunday, July 18, 2021
Let’s build up small Python script.
Wednesday, March 31, 2021
Something I absolutely love about Python is just how well it scales from tiny scripts to complex systems. Here’s an example of the former.
Thursday, January 21, 2021
Turns out I like this problem so much I had to solve it again.
Friday, January 15, 2021
Django’s “sites” framework is quite cool, but what if you need to make some exceptions?
2020 (1)
Monday, December 28, 2020
Python’s dictionaries are awesome, and I just learned about yet another reason that’s the case.
2017 (2)
Thursday, October 5, 2017
A neat (if questionably legible) trick for modifying a list in place in Python, and a more Pythonic solution for the same problem.
Friday, April 14, 2017
What am I even supposed to call myself these days?
2015 (3)
Wednesday, May 6, 2015
Sometimes you have to take your pride in doing things well and distract it while you do something badly. This was one of those times.
Monday, April 13, 2015
Why interrupting a programmer is even more costly than you think, illustrated by Jason Heeris.
Wednesday, April 8, 2015
I tried migrating to a Chromebook and didn't like it.
2014 (1)
Tuesday, December 2, 2014
Sorting with pure chance, with some elementary stats.