Bio and Publications

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Thursday, June 26, 2014

Package Deal for Learning Python

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If you're very new to programming in general, Python's a great place to start. There are many, many tutorials. I won't even tr...
Thursday, June 19, 2014

The Swift Programming Language

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https://developer.apple.com/swift/ This lowers the bar for entry to the iOS market. Does it also lower the bar for Mac OS X? Can it be...
Thursday, June 12, 2014

TDD, API Design and Refactoring

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See this short discussion on a Stingray Reader feature: https://sourceforge.net/p/stingrayreader/discussion/COBOL/thread/d2132851/?limit=25...
Thursday, June 5, 2014

Grace Murray Hopper

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Read this:  https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/born-with-curiosity-the-grace-hopper-documentary#home Consider donating to preserve history...
Thursday, May 29, 2014

Stingray 4.4 Update -- the Posix split command applied to COBOL files

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Here's an interesting problem. Implement the split command for mainframe COBOL EBCDIC files with their BDW and RDW headers. The conve...
Thursday, May 22, 2014

Python Package Design, Refactoring and the Stingray Reader Project

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We'll be digging into Mastering Object-Oriented Python . Chapter 17, specifically. We'll also be looking at a big refactoring of t...
Thursday, May 15, 2014

Want a copy of Mastering Object-Oriented Python? Free?

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Want a copy free? See this contest:  http://www.blog.pythonlibrary.org/2014/05/12/ebook-contest-win-a-free-copy-of-mastering-object-oriented...