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November 2023

10-11-2023
Kroki!

Kroki!

Source: kroki.io
Notes:

Amazing set of diagram makers that I had never seen. All I knew about was Graphviz.

Tags: graphviz diagran api python images flowcharts map
03-11-2023

Analyzing Data 170,000x Faster with Python

Source: sidsite.com

The article, Analyzing Data 180,000x Faster with Rust, first presents some unoptimized Python code, and then shows the process of rewriting and optimizing the code in Rust, resulting in a 180,000x speed-up. The author notes:

Notes:

Very nice example of optimizing code, and showing at least one example of how to make a python program ultra fast.

Tags: python optimization numpy numba source-code how-to data-analysis

October 2023

27-10-2023
Making the EM5 mk 2 High Res Mode Sing By Brad Nichol | Steve Huff Hi-Fi and Photo

Making the EM5 mk 2 High Res Mode Sing By Brad Nichol | Steve Huff Hi-Fi and Photo

Source: stevehuffphoto.com

Making the EM5 mk 2 High Res Mode Sing By Brad Nichol - His blog is HERE Hi Steve, I though that some of your readers might be interested in a little low down on the Olympus EM5 mk 2 high res mode, it is certainly a popular camera but one that is difficult for

Tags: photography dslr om-system high-res
06-10-2023
Refactoring: Improving the Design of Existing Code (My Notes and Highlights)

Refactoring: Improving the Design of Existing Code (My Notes and Highlights)

Source: akshaykhot.com

I recently re-read Martin Fowler's excellent book on refactoring. It's about improving the design and quality of your code in small steps, without changing external behavior. The book contains detailed descriptions of refactorings, with motivation, mechanics, and an example for each. A must-read.

Notes:

This book is a classic, and recently they came out with an update using Javascript instead of Java. Here's one person's commentary on that book.

Tags: software-engineering refactoring fowler how-to review best-bet code-review better-programming
03-10-2023
Lessons From Debugging

Lessons From Debugging

Source: matt-rickard.com

By June 1949, people had begun to realize that it was not so easy to get a program right as had at one time appeared. It was on one of my journeys between the EDSAC room and the punching equipment that the realization came over me with full force that a good part of the remainder of my life was going to be spent in finding errors in my own programs. — Maurice Wilkes, creator of the first stored-program computer, EDSAC Debugging is programming, and programming is often mostly debugging. One of t

Notes:

There are ancient traditions around debugging from long long time ago!

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September 2023

30-09-2023
Wedding Watches: The 10 Best Brands According to Our Instagram Fans

Wedding Watches: The 10 Best Brands According to Our Instagram Fans

Source: teddybaldassarre.com

Weddings are an occasion for gift giving, and a fine watch always makes an ideal gift, whether it’s from a parent to a prospective son- or daughter-in-law, a groom to a best man, or exchanged between the betrothed couple in addition to (or in place of) the traditional rings. What are the best wedding watches? We put th

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