Cache rules everything around me. `pyc` files can contain secrets and should not be checked in to source control. Use the standard Python [.gitignore](https://github.com/github/gitignore/blob/master/Python.gitignore). (more…)

Fifty years ago, Monty Python's famous sketch, "The Ministry of Silly Walks," first aired on BBC One. The sketch pokes fun at the inefficiency of government bureaucracy. It opens with the Minister (John Cleese) walking in a rather unusual manner to his wo... (more…)

I stumbled on a surprising instance of Elixir being much easier to learn and use than Python: I was in each one’s REPL, comparing how to do some typical programming task. (I forget exactly, but it … (more…)

# 03 Jul 2021, 05:32PM: Some Novel Python Packaging/Distribution/Inspection/Installation Projects: ... (more…)

<!— The world could stand to have many more small startups instead of just five or six big companies. So why aren't there more? Many reasons for this. I'll focus on one in particular: finding motivation to continue working on a startup project is hard. (more…)