Brett Cannon - Tall, Snarky Canadian (Page 26)

Comprehending the different levels of the cloud

Nov 1, 2014 3 min read project management

When explaining the cloud to my relatives, I typically explain it as "people running computers on your behalf that you can reach over the internet". That's enough to get

Bringing someone into the modern age of technology

Oct 29, 2014 1 min read

A relative just visited whose current technology consists of a Windows computer and a flip-phone. It was one of those situations where someone was coming to me as a blank slate for a

Telephony in the modern age

Oct 24, 2014 7 min read

[edited on 2014-11-07 to mention cordless phones that work with mobile phones] Making voice calls using the telephone network is now antiquated. There are practically no good financial reasons to have a landline

Trying out the fish shell

Aug 8, 2014 2 min read

I'm one of those programmers that does not hold great nostalgia for old programs. I'm always willing to toss aside some part of my software toolkit if something better

How to argue for Python's use

Jul 18, 2014 10 min read project management

Recently I wrote a blog post about how I don't worry about Python losing users [https://snarky.ca/why-i-dont-worry-about-python-losing-users/]. Within minutes I had people asking about Python's usage, which