Bio and Publications

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Tuesday, September 28, 2021

Pivot to Python -- 150 pages of things you might need to know

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See  http://books.apple.com/us/book/id1586977675   The Python Programming language is a deep topic. This book provides focused guidance on i...
Tuesday, September 21, 2021

Found an ancient CGI script -- part IV -- OpenAPI specification

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See the previous sections, starting with the first on finding an ancient CGI script . We don't need an OpenAPI specification. But, it i...
Tuesday, September 14, 2021

Found an ancient cgi script -- part III -- refactoring

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Be sure to see the original script and the test cases in the prior posts. We need to understand a little about what a web request is. This ...
Tuesday, September 7, 2021

Found an ancient cgi script -- part II -- testing

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See " We have an ancient Python2 CGI script -- what do we do? " The previous post in this series provides an overview of the proce...
Tuesday, August 31, 2021

We have an ancient Python2 CGI script -- what do we do?

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This was a shocking email: the people have a Python 2 CGI script. They needed advice on Python 2 to 3 migration. Here's my advice on a P...
Tuesday, August 24, 2021

Spreadsheets, COBOL, and Schema-Driven File Processing

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I need to rewrite  Stingray Reader . This project handles a certain amount of file processing using a schema to assure the Logical Layout is...
Tuesday, August 17, 2021

I Have Code That Didn't Work. What Now?

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I don't get many of these "I have code that doesn't work" requests. But I do see them once in a great while. It might be s...