Zen of Python, Zen of Java


I have a "Zen of Python" T-shirt, which I bought at a PyCon conference. Black design and yellow lettering on red fabric. Its back displays the first seven lines of the Zen: Beautiful is better than ugly. Explicit is better than implicit. Simple is better than complex. Complex is better than complicated. Flat is better … Continue reading Zen of Python, Zen of Java →

Review: Django 1.2 e-commerce


I already have Beginning Django E-Commerce. When Django 1.2 e-commerce came out, I thought, sure, why not. I'm a pushover for a good technical book. It has positive buzz, modulo some rumblings about glaring errors in the code samples. The quick details Chapter 1: What's Django and why it's good for e-commerce. Zzzzzzzz... Chapter 2: Quickly … Continue reading Review: Django 1.2 e-commerce →

Open Source Bridge 2010 feedback


It's over. It was great. I learned a lot. I didn't give back as much as I wanted to. Well, that's a little dishonest - I don't think I gave back at all. I intended to (I had a crackin' idea for a lightning talk) but I didn't carry through. My bad. I will do … Continue reading Open Source Bridge 2010 feedback →

Liveblog: Open Source Bridge, day 4


15:30: Ending keynote and session wrap-up. 14:30: NSFW. Don't remember what this is, but the name intrigues. Heh, among other things, fun with Chat Roulette. 14:15: It was. 13:30: Advanced Trolling. This should be good. 12:06: Lunch... 10:15: UX and usability discussion. 9:04: Selena puts up slide saying this is the FINAL DAY. Gah! Not … Continue reading Liveblog: Open Source Bridge, day 4 →

CivicApps for Greater Seattle…Not


If you wonder why some of us consider Portland far more supportive and embracing of technology innovation, and of open-source, take a look at just two reasons: CivicApps and Portland Ten.

Postgres site will migrate to Django


One interesting tidbit from last night's PostgreSQL BOF session was the news that Postgres' site would be migrated to Django within the next year. This came from Josh Berkus. Postgres' site now is apparently generated from a bespoke PHP script mishmash. Josh said that tasks like creating new forms was much harder than they ought to … Continue reading Postgres site will migrate to Django →

Liveblog: Open Source Bridge, day 3


16:45: Your Internets are Leaking. The talk starts with a Wireshark realtime display of the local net projected up on the front screen. Funny. 16:39: I left my parka behind in an earlier session. I return to that room to find it still on the back of the chair in which I was sitting. 15:45: … Continue reading Liveblog: Open Source Bridge, day 3 →

Liveblog: Open Source Bridge, day 2


19:00: Checking the PostgreSQL BOF session. Oh, Selena's here, that's a +1. News and tidbits about Postgres 9... I made a lame joke about Postgres running on Android, and the response was a serious, "I don't think so, not yet." (The times, they are a-changin'.) Postgres' site will be migrated to Django. Hot-standby replication and … Continue reading Liveblog: Open Source Bridge, day 2 →