tshepang

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by tshepang 14y ago
Agreed with the mention of Jonathan Rosenbaum, the best critic I've read yet (but then again I am not familiar with the works of the others you mention).
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by tshepang 14y ago
Around 40% of python.org Windows downloads last year were of Python 3[1]. This is for something that is less than 5 years old. What do you think the next 5 years will look like? It will be interesting to watch. [1]: http://blog.briancurtin
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by tshepang 14y ago
The word "re-write" is overkill, and if there are examples, I haven't heard of them. That isn't to say supporting Python 3 isn't a big job (for a lot of projects).
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by tshepang 14y ago
Nothing will break (in the sense you mention). Python 2 will remain /usr/bin/python while Python 3 is /usr/bin/python3.
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by tshepang 14y ago
I questioned this sentence too, but the meaning is explained in the article, if you read a bit further.
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by tshepang 14y ago
If you go 3.3: * If you use decimal module, you will benefit from the serious speed improvements ( http://docs.python.org/dev/whatsnew/3.3#decimal ). * The memory usage of strings is slightly lower ( http://docs.python.org/3/whatsnew/3.3#pe
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Linus Torvalds: Re: [GIT PULL] Load keys from signed PE binaries(lkml.org)
13 points by tshepang 14y ago|4 comments
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Attack the Code, Not the Developer(codinguser.com)
1 points by tshepang 14y ago|0 comments
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by tshepang 14y ago
Would have been extra nice to have a release update a week after the previous one, since am sure a lot of people were waiting in anticipation. Sure the makers now know more than previously, but would be kool to just mention something like "
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by tshepang 14y ago
I was surprised that ~40% of the downloads are Python 3.
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Python saw impressive growth in 2012(blog.briancurtin.com)
3 points by tshepang 14y ago|1 comments
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by tshepang 14y ago
The only significant slowness I've heard of was due to the I/O library, but it was only in 3.0, so has since been fixed. Or were you referring to something else?
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by tshepang 14y ago
Am curious about the rant part?
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by tshepang 14y ago
Luckily, the Stack Exchange guys open source some of their creations: http://blog.stackoverflow.com/2012/02/stack-exchange-open-so... . I would expect that they are of good quality, given the reputation of the company.
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How does one write a character smarter than oneself?(writers.stackexchange.com)
1 points by tshepang 14y ago|0 comments
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C# is the language of the year, Python of the decade(sites.google.com)
84 points by tshepang 14y ago|71 comments
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by tshepang 14y ago
Laziness seems a far simpler and more believable reason why people don't double-check, not the emotional cost of finding a friend was wrong... or did I miss something?
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A Python-based Operating System(pythondiary.com)
1 points by tshepang 14y ago|0 comments
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by tshepang 14y ago
Using a single codebase for both Python 2 and 3 seems the most fashionable thing these days. It is, after all, the approach followed by Pyramid and Django. I also think it makes maintenance easier. The __future__ import is a consequence of