Bio:Raymond has been a prolific contributor to the CPython project for over a decade, having implemented and maintained many of Python's great features. He h... (more…)

If we believe Edward Snowden, encryption is "the only true protection against surveillance". However, advances in quantum technology might endanger this safeguard. Our article discusses why quantum computing poses a threat to data security and what to do ... (more…)

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I've been using Python for about 10 years now. I love the language as much as I can any, and for the most part I enjoy writing in it -- and reading it.