Subscribe in a readerI’m A CrackBerry Addict
Last year when my manager mentioned getting a BlackBerry I really didn’t like the idea. I didn’t want to have it be a drain on my productivity. It also seems like a ball-and-chain. Now my calendar is so hectic that I just went ahead and got one.
I now have a shiny, new 8330 and I couldn’t be happier. Now I know why they call it a CrackBerry. I find myself reading my Gmail, Google News or whatever in what was previously wasted time. I’m no longer bored while standing in line!
Hopefully this new addiction won’t become problematic.
Tip: Use string literals instead of the pass statement?
The pass statement is simply used where the Python syntax requires a statement, but the application doesn’t need any logic. Typically it is accompanied by a comment explaining why it is there. A simple example:
my custom exception
class MyException(Exception): pass if condition: pass # we don’t need this right now - testing
More often than not I will use a triple quoted string in its place. This makes it more self documenting and looks cleaner to me. My preferred usage:
class MyException(Exception):
"""my custom exception"""
if condition:
"we don't need this right now - testing"
What do you prefer?
Free Downloadable SOA Book
The book "Service Oriented Architecture - Getting It Right" is available free as a PDF. You just have to fill out the normal registration junk.
I haven’t read through it yet, but it does look interesting from what I have seen. I’ll do a more detailed review once I actually read it.
Pretty Good CSS Tutorial
I found a pretty good CSS site that helped me with floating elements. It’s all very vanilla content, but the way it presented was exactly what I needed.
PyOhio 2008 Registration Is Now Open
PyOhio is a daylong miniconference for Python programmers in and around Ohio. It will be held Saturday, July 26, 2008 from 9:00 to 6:00 at the Columbus Metropolitan Library.
We have some great talks scheduled. We are also planning on having Lightning Talks, Open Spaces and a Poster Session.
Did I mention that it is free as in beer?
You can register by going to http://www.pyohio.org/reg/register/.
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