Solving Problems Using Code
Posted by Aly Sivji in Quick Hits
The paradox of choice in Python packaging tools makes dependency management more complex than it needs to be. In this Quick Hit, we will explore Python dependency management and demonstrate an easy-to-implement workflow to generate reproducible environments.
Note: this article assumes familiarity with virtual environments.
We use dependency management …
Posted by Aly Sivji in Quick Hits
Even though my development folders are well organized, I still have to feel my way around the filesystem when I'm looking for a project directory. It's like trying to find a lightswitch in a dark room: a cd here, an ls there, maybe a find when I'm stuck.
I always …
2017 is the year I became deliberate about my approach to programming. Like most newbie developers, I hacked together spaghetti code around chunks of answers I found on StackOverflow (Praise Be).
I didn't care how I solved the problem, only that it was solved enough to cross off my todo …
I love using the Command Line; it's my favourite part of programming. It wasn't always this way. I used to worry that the commands I entered would destory the delicate equilibrium where everything just worked. Would this be the pip install that ended it all?
Enter virtual environments.
A virtual …