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Erlang Linked List Exercise

Yesterday, my copy of Programming Erlang arrived in the mail1. w00t! I’m already part way through chapter three. I don’t know what it is about this language – maybe it’s all hype and a passing fad – but I haven’t … Continue reading

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Erlang for Python Programmers?

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

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

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

“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

[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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