alex

import itertools
import tempfile
import subprocess

for i in itertools.count():
    with tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(suffix=".rb", delete=False) as f:
        f.write("""
        def f(*args)
        end
        f(%s)

alex

from sqlalchemy import (MetaData, Table, Column, Boolean, Integer, String,
    DateTime)


class Models(object):
    def __init__(self, config):
        super(Models, self).__init__()
        self.metadata = MetaData()
        self.builds = Table('builds', self.metadata,
            Column('id', Integer, primary_key=True),

alex

Disease-resistant dwarf wheat
Pasteurization
Acqueduct
Printing press
Trans-Atlantic telegraph cable
Interneta

alex

If tomorrow all the things were gone,
I’d worked for all my life.
And I had to start again,
with just my children and my wife.

I’d thank my lucky stars,
to be livin here today.
‘ Cause the flag still stands for freedom,
and they can’t take that away.

alex

import glob
import os

from fabric.api import task, local


class Test(object):
    def __init__(self, func, deps=[], needs_pypy=True):
        self.func = func
        self.deps = deps

alex

import glob
import os

from fabric.api import task, local


class Test(object):
    def __init__(self, func, deps=[], needs_pypy=True):
        self.func = func
        self.deps = deps

alex

$ wget http://python-distribute.org/distribute_setup.py
$ sudo python distribute_setup.py
$ wget https://raw.github.com/pypa/pip/master/contrib/get-pip.py
$ sudo python get-pip.py
$ sudo pip install virtualenv virtualenvwrapper
$ mkvirtualenv my_project
$ pip install all the things

alex

As we discussed earlier this evening here are some of my criticisms of go:

1. Lack of parametric polymorphism, the failure to include C++'s templates, Java's generics, etc. makes it fundamentally impossible to do metaprogramming necessary for reusable code. And the go creators fundamentally know this is a necessary feature: the included hash table type is specialized to the types it is used with, a faculty not available to actual users of the language.

2. Lack of exceptions. Go has two substitutes, panics, which are intended only for program ending conditions. And returning error codes. I'll ignore the former, since it isn't intended for general exception use. The latter fundamentally fails because they require the programer to never screw up. The beauty of exceptions is I can add appropriate error handling as I develop software and understand its failure modes, and I'll be alerted very clearly if I miss a case. Consider this python:

with open(path_to_file) as f: line = f.read(100)

alex

Writing some markdown

<script type="text/javascript"> alert("lol");

alex

Writing some markdown

<script type="text/javascript"> alert("lol");