How to pitch Python 3 to management
[This blog post has been sitting as a draft for months, and I'm finally finishing while at home sick; sorry if that makes it a little less coherent compared to my other posts]
How the heck does async/await work in Python 3.5?
Being a core developer of Python has made me want to understand how the language generally works. I realize there will always be obscure corners where I don't know every intricate detail, but
The history behind the decision to move Python to GitHub
I asked on Twitter if people would be interested in having me write down the history behind my decision to choose GitHub for Python's future development process and people said "yes"
My New Years programming resolutions
It's a new calendar year, which means it's time to think about what year-long plans I have for my contributions to the Python project. There's always the usual plans I have to approve
Why `print` became a function in Python 3
After writing my post on why Python 3 exists which included an explanation about the most common question/complaint about why Python 3 forced textual and binary data into separate types, I heard
Where are we in the Python 3 transition?
The Kübler-Ross model outlines the stages that one goes through in dealing with death: Denial Anger Bargaining Depression Acceptance This is sometimes referred to as the five stages of grief.Some have jokingly
Stop using Python 2.6 please
Python 2.6 has been around for over 7 years, first released in 2008 and last released in 2013 (as shown by the nice image provided by Fluent Python on Twitter and used
Why Python 3 exists
This month I held a Q&A at PuPPy (the Puget Sound Python users group) that eventually led to me explaining why Python 3 came into existence and the whole string/bytes
If I were designing Python's import from scratch
Talk to any developer that inherits some large, old code base that has developed semantics as time has gone on and they will always have something they wished they could change about the
Comparing Twitter & Google+ engagement
I was employed at Google when Google+ launched. Like many Googlers, I tried it out, loved the sharing model, and stuck with the platform. People always joked that Google+ was made up of
How I stay happy making open source software
Over the past month I have become aware of multiple people either stepping away from open source or trying to figure out how not to burn out from it [1, 2, 3,4]
Why I bought a Google OnHub router
When the Google OnHub router was announced, I was excited. Not just because the client software was developed at Google Waterloo where I used to work, but because the router represents Google continuing