S.Lott-Software Architect

Half the fun on Stack Overflow is the endless use of closed-ended questions. "Can I do this in Python?" being so common and so hi...

Interesting item in the November 1 eWeek: " Open-Source Software in the Enterprise ". Here's the key quote: "rather than ...

Here's an interesting news item: " Red Hat’s Secret Patent Deal and the Fate of JBoss Developers ". Here's an ancient -- b...

Here's a nice article on why Facebook, Yahoo and eBay use Hadoop: " Asking Any Question Of All Your Data ". The article has on...

Yes, ETL is interesting and important. But creating a home-brewed data mapping and conversion tool isn't interesting or important. Inde...

This provokes thought: " Pythonic ". Why does Python have a "Pythonic" style? Why not "clean"? Is it these l...

My books ( Building Skills in Programming , Building Skills in Python and Building Skills in OO Design ) develop a steady stream of email. ...