It has been a while since the last time. More food for though!
python Python 3 upgrade strategy . The time has come to take migrating to python 3 seriously. Another addition to Python-to-c++ compilers, in a similar way to Cython: Pythran . I tested it with code from my recent post $7.11 in four prices and the Decimal type, revisited and it worked quite well, though it’s arguably a very simple test. Speed was quite good, better than Cython, actually. Powering the Python PyPI . These people deserve a lot of credit. PyPI is really important for the Python environment. Check the memory usage of a Python program is not very easy, but there are some tools to help with that. The craft of development and tools A good flowto choose the proper HTTP status code to return . A good overview of available tools to check performance in the first 60 seconds login into a linux server. You’ll be glad when you have to check your logs. How to write a great error message . I use ag (the silver searcher) , but this is a great article about a similar tool built up to speed. Ripgrep . (and a follow up from Geoff Greer, the maker of ag making them more compatible, which is fantastic) SAWS: A Supercharged AWS CLI , to help dealing withall those AWS commands. They are a lot. The environmentof development A take on Employee retention , even if they start by saying not call it that. How to destroy Programmer Productivity . A take on Employee retention , even if they start by saying not call it that. How to destroy Programmer Productivity The website obesity crisis . Inseparable from magic. Manufacturing modern computer chips . Reallyimpressive. Randomness is actually very difficult . Computers are fast . Even if you see a lot of delays from time to time, they do a lot ofstuff each second. Try to guess with this questionnaire. Miscellanea The perfect man . I find quite fascinating the lives of people so driven by competitiveness. Dealing with incentives is always more complicated that it looks like. The Cobra effect . The resolution of the Bitcoin experiment . An interesting though about Bitcoin. A 1980 documentary about the music of Star Wars (mainly The Empire Strikes Back) Magic the Gathering: Twenty years, twenty lessons . Great for insight in games design.