Once upon a time, I was a distributed systems researcher specializing in graph partitioning algorithms. Those were thrilling days, though I must admit I didn’t enjoy the daily commute and the time away from my family. During that period, I delved deep into classic distributed systems conundrums like the Byzantine Generals Problem. When I discovered … Read more
Need a little extra help with those Regular Expression(regex) functions? Then look no further! Here, I have put together the best top 10 regex cheat sheets for you to download, print and pin to the bathroom wall!! This cheat sheets will be a great reference when you need to put them in your scripts when … Read more
Python is one of the most popular coding languages out there. Although it may not take long for you to learn the basics, it takes a lot of time and effort to become an expert. The best way to get there? Practice, practice, practice! In this article, we’ve put together 13 of the best Python … Read more
Experts in their field read more books! The rise of “Fake News” shows that the quality of information is a valuable asset of the information society. With poor quality of information comes poor knowledge and expertise. Let’s order the content types based on the quality of information they tend to generate (from low quality to … Read more
Yesterday, I found this email in my INBOX — sent by Finxter Muhammad, one of my most loyal “Coffee Break Python” email readers: ~~~ I have good news I got a job as a Python programmer in a software house.All credit goes to you – Your daily puzzles made me good in Python….. ~~~ While … Read more
Guido doesn’t like lambda functions too much. Yet, most large code projects contain a lot of them! (Many coders use lambda functions as GUI callbacks, etc.) In this “Coffee Break Python” email series, we take a pragmatic approach regarding Python code style — living in the “is” rather than in the “should be” world. Can … Read more