Just yesterday at work I had a good real-life use case for generic functions which deserved a blog post.

This final installment documents other subtle and somewhat surprising features of Python's super.

The series about the dark corners of the Python builtin super continues. In this installment I discuss an ugly design wart, unbound super objects.

I will be giving a 3-day Java & Python Patterns workshop in Sao Paulo September 15-17, and then the keynote at the PyConBrasil in Rio de Janeiro September 19.

James Ward and I have been working on an introductory Flex book for programmers, which we'll release as soon as we get the legal issues ironed out.

A non-Web-2.0 (TM O'Reilly, Inc.) way of looking at it.

You need coders to write software - its that simple.

super is perhaps the trickiest Python construct: this series aims to unveil its secrets

I describe my publication toolchain for Artima blog posts. I also argue that the absence of features in the Artima blogging platform is its best feature.

In the first part I have discussed the new features of metaclasses in Python 3.0, in particular the usage of the __prepare__ classmethod to intercept the class attributes *before* class creation. In this second part I will show an example of the things you can do with metaclasses, by implementing a clever record system.

This is the English translation of an article I wrote some time ago for Stacktrace: http://stacktrace.it/articoli/2008/01/metaclassi-python-3000/ For convenience, I have split it in two posts.

In his popular blog, Jeff Atwood suggests that becoming a great developer has more to do with the quantity of code you produce than with an explicit desire to produce high-quality code from the start.

Why does a company full of smart people make stupid decisions? How do we keep it from happening?

When starting a new blog it is customary to begin with a brief introduction to ourselves, with the reason why we are starting the blog, and with a note about the topics of the blog. Here it goes.

I believe I've tracked down the origin of the term Benevolent Dictator For Life (BDFL) to a Python meeting in 1995. It's a blast from the past!