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I'm Planning a PyCon 2010 Talk

During Andrew Kuchlings's talk on How to Give a Python Talk he mentioned the top rated PyCon talks over the years. I was extremely surprised... (continue reading)
March 28, 2009 at 02:06 PM | categories: python, pycon | View Comments
Simple Random Number Generator For #codemash

Each #CodeMash attendee's badge had a unique integer that was used in a raffle to give away prizes. Unfortunately random.org was used to pick the... (continue reading)
January 14, 2009 at 10:34 PM | categories: python, codemash | View Comments
Tweeting on #codemash

I'm at CodeMash today and tomorrow. If your interested in the happenings I'll be tweeting it.4585c55e8c87b7aa8010d07337713580041a48d486e74782f3d33573c2e15c7f... (continue reading)
January 08, 2009 at 10:16 AM | categories: tech | View Comments
Article Help - Dependency Injection in Python

I believe dependency injection can improve the design and quality of Python applications. It seems this idea is somewhat controversial. My previous post invoked a... (continue reading)
January 01, 2009 at 05:13 PM | categories: python, software development | View Comments
Coding Lessons Can Be Learned From Writing

No really, it's true. James Devlin wrote an interesting article about it. He illustrates how the lessons from The Elements of Style by William Strunk... (continue reading)
December 17, 2008 at 10:36 PM | categories: software development | View Comments

I'm Planning a PyCon 2010 Talk