Author Archives: Wyatt

Erlang for Python Programmers?

Posted on 3 Aug 2007 by Wyatt

I’ve been hearing about Erlang for several months now. It has seemed interesting, but up until recently I hadn’t felt any great need to look into it. Last week, however, my interest was piqued, and I spent much of the … Continue reading →

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Fun With Python BDD

Posted on 25 Apr 2007 by Wyatt

I was testing my algorithm/data structures chops by implementing a Linked List from scratch using no reference material (not very difficult, I know), and I must say that using BDD was incredibly helpful. I’m calling it “BDD” instead of “TDD” … Continue reading →

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Google Maps Encoded Polylines

Posted on 19 Apr 2007 by Wyatt

Update 6/30/07: Fixed links to glineenc.py so that it’s actually accessible. Update 7/15/08: Fixed links to glineenc.py again because of change to HTTPS on Trac site. Here’s some Python code (complete with unit and doc tests) for converting a series … Continue reading →

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Restler, a RESTful Base Controller for Pylons

Posted on 17 Apr 2007 by Wyatt

“Restler is a base controller for Pylons projects that provides a set of default RESTful actions that can be overridden as needed. It also handles database connectivity as long as a few simple rules are followed. It adds a bit … Continue reading →

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Creating a (Google Maps) ToscaWidget

Posted on 21 Mar 2007 by Wyatt

[Updated 28 Mar 2007 after tweaking twMaps according to Alberto’s comments.] I’ve been watching ToscaWidgets (TW) for a while now and keep thinking that widgets could be very useful. I’ve been perusing the TW site and the new TW mailing … Continue reading →

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Ruby on Rails and Opinions on Opinionated Web Frameworks

Posted on 15 Oct 2006 by Wyatt

I originally started this over on the byCycle blog [which is currently offline--3/20/08], but it doesn’t really belong there, so I moved it over here on 1/3/2007. It’s not finished, but I think it may contain some useful info, so … Continue reading →

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