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Meet Gor Oct 2

Golang: Paths(opens in new tab)

Introduction In the 21st post of the series, we will be exploring the file paths in golang, we will be exploring how we can deal with paths. By using packages l

Martin Heinz Sep 19

What is Python's "self" Argument, Anyway?(opens in new tab)

Every Python developer is familiar with the `self` argument, which is present in every* method signature of every class. We all know how to use it, but do you _really_ know what it is, why it's there and how it ...

Hynek Schlawack Sep 19

How I’m a Productive Programmer With a Memory of a Fruit Fly(opens in new tab)

A love letter to tools that changed everything for me.

Steph Ango Sep 17

Evergreen notes turn ideas into objects that you can manipulate(opens in new tab)

Meet Gor Sep 17

Golang: Error Handling(opens in new tab)

Introduction Error handling is quite an important feature of any programming language to improve the quality and transparency between the user and the applicati

Meet Gor Sep 10

Golang: Interfaces(opens in new tab)

Introduction In the 19th post of the series, we will be taking a look into interfaces in golang. Interfaces allow us to create function signatures common to dif

Brittany Ellich Sep 6

Moving from a Start Up to a Big Tech Company(opens in new tab)

Martin Heinz Sep 5

Python List Comprehensions Are More Powerful Than You Might Think(opens in new tab)

Python's list comprehensions (and generators) are an awesome feature that can greatly simplify your code. Most of the time however, we only use them to write a single `for` loop, maybe with addition of one `if` conditional and that's it. ...

Brittany Ellich Sep 1

MapReduce: Simplified Data Processing on Large Clusters(opens in new tab)

Maggie Appleton Aug 24

Folk Interfaces(opens in new tab)

People reappropriating existing software to solve their own unique problems

Martin Heinz Aug 15

You Should Be Using Python's Walrus Operator - Here's Why(opens in new tab)

The assignment operator - or "walrus operator" as we all know it - is a feature that's been in Python for a while now (since 3.8), yet it's still somewhat controversial and many people have unfounded hate for it. In ...

Meet Gor Aug 11

Golang: Closures(opens in new tab)

Introduction In the previous part of the series, we covered and in this section, we will look into which are quite a cool concept for various things. Closures a

Meet Gor Aug 7

PGCLI: Postgres from the terminal(opens in new tab)

Introduction Have you ever used the Postgres database and did you know you don't have to launch PGAdmin every time you want to write SQL queries, you can write

Martin Heinz Aug 2

Recipes and Tricks for Effective Structural Pattern Matching in Python(opens in new tab)

The `match`/`case` syntax that got introduced to Python in 3.10 looks like basic `switch` statement which we all know from other languages - in Python however - it's much more than just an alternative `if` syntax. So, let's explore advanced ...

Brittany Ellich Jul 31

Time, Clocks, and the Ordering of Events in a Distributed System(opens in new tab)

Meet Gor Jul 31

Django + HTMX CRUD application(opens in new tab)

Introduction Gone are the days of writing Ajax requests with javascript, just add a few parameters to the HTML content tags and you will be ready for sending re

Hynek Schlawack Jul 29

Recursive Optional Dependencies in Python(opens in new tab)

One of my (slowly evaporating) reasons why I like putting packaging metadata into an executable setup.py is the ability to have optional dependencies that are combinations of others. As of pip 21.2, this is possible without running code.

Meet Gor Jul 24

Golang: Anonymous Functions(opens in new tab)

Introduction We have looked at the defer keyword in golang in the part of the series, in this section, we will understand how we can use anonymous functions in

Steph Ango Jul 23

A camera for ideas(opens in new tab)

Martin Heinz Jul 20

It's Time to Say Goodbye to These Python Libraries(opens in new tab)

With every Python release, there are new modules being added and new and better ways of doing things get introduced. We all get used to using the good old Python libraries, but it's time say goodbye to `os.path`, `random`, `pytz`, ...

Meet Gor Jul 16

Deploying Django Project with Railway Nixpacks(opens in new tab)

Introduction We have seen how to deploy a Django application on railway app in the of the . We deployed the django project using the Heroku Buildpacks under the

Bryan Hogan Jul 15

Why We Sleep - Summary, Review & Thoughts(opens in new tab)

We spend 1/3rd of our life sleeping. But why do we sleep? We don't live in a sleep loss epidemic?

Maggie Appleton Jul 15

Joining Ought(opens in new tab)

A new role at an AI research lab working on tools for open-ended reasoning

Meet Gor Jul 9

Configure Neovim in Lua(opens in new tab)

Introduction It has been a while since I have written a Vim article. Finally, I got some ideas after configuring my Neovim setup for Lua. I recently migrated to

Martin Heinz Jul 4

Advanced Features of Kubernetes' Horizontal Pod Autoscaler(opens in new tab)

Scaling application on Kubernetes using _Horizontal Pod Autoscaler (HPA)_ based on their CPU or memory usage is pretty simple. There are however many more features of HPA that you can use to customize scaling behaviour of your applications using external/custom ...

TestAndCode Jul 1

191: Running your own site for fun and absolutely no profit whatsoever - Brian Wisti(opens in new tab)

Having a personal site is a great playground for learning tons of skills. Brian Wisti discusses the benefits of running a his own blog over the years.Links:Random GeekeryJamstackEleventyNetlifyPlausible AnalyticspytestBeautiful Souppyinvoke - Invoke!rsyncInternet Archive : archive.orgRichStatamicjamstack.orgA static site generator should be ...

Maggie Appleton Jul 1

July 2022(opens in new tab)

Meet Gor Jun 29

Golang: Defer(opens in new tab)

Introduction In this part of the series, we will be taking a look at the keyword in golang. The defer keyword is used for delaying the function call in a partic

Meet Gor Jun 28

Golang: String Manipulation(opens in new tab)

Introduction In the 15th post of the Series, we will be looking into the details of the String manipulation and performing types of operations in Golang. We wil

TestAndCode Jun 21

190: Testing PyPy - Carl Friedrich Bolz-Tereick(opens in new tab)

PyPy is a fast, compliant alternative implementation of Python. cPython is implemented in C. PyPy is implemented in Python. What does that mean? And how do you test something as huge as an alternative implementation of Python?Special Guest: Carl Friedrich ...

Hynek Schlawack Jun 21

“Don’t Mock What You Don’t Own” in 5 Minutes(opens in new tab)

A common issue when writing tests for real-world software is how to deal with third-party dependencies. Let’s examine an old, but counter-intuitive principle.

Meet Gor Jun 21

Golang: Mutable and Immutable Data Types(opens in new tab)

Introduction In this 14th Post of the 100 days of GOlang, we will be understanding about the mutable and immutable data types in Golang. Firstly, we will unders

Martin Heinz Jun 13

Data and System Visualization Tools That Will Boost Your Productivity(opens in new tab)

As files, datasets and configurations grow, it gets increasingly difficult to navigate them. There are however many tools out there, that can help you to be more productive when dealing with large JSON and YAML files, complicated regular expressions, confusing ...

TestAndCode Jun 7

189: attrs and dataclasses - Hynek Schlawack(opens in new tab)

In Python, before dataclasses, we had attrs. Before attrs, it wasn't pretty.The story of attrs and dataclasses is actually intertwined. They've built on each other. And in the middle of it all, Hynek.Hynek joins the show today to discuss some ...

Martin Heinz Jun 1

Stop Messing with Kubernetes Finalizers(opens in new tab)

We've all been there - it's frustrating seeing deletion of Kubernetes resource getting stuck, hang or take a very long time. You might have _"solved"_ this using the terrible advice of removing finalizers or running `kubectl delete ... --force --grace-period=0` ...