The Day My Script Killed 10,000 Phones in South America This post is a horror story about what happens when your code/test scripts go wrong. It's also a horror story on how not to test your code. Most testing advice hits low hanging fruit advice: Kid, you should write unit tests. Sure, grandpaWe won't be doing that. Instead, I
fun Confessions of a 1x Programmer Hey Everyone! I'm Shantnu, and I'm a 1x Programmer. I've been programming in Python for 10+ years, and yet I still forget how to use basic things like dictionaries and have to Google for itEvery time I open a file in Python, I have to Google what the parameters to
game Zombies vs Tanks: A Simple game in Python and Pygame Zero This post is a follow on from my last post which introduced gaming, make sure you've read it. The source code is here: https://github.com/shantnu/zombie_tanks So this time we'll build a slightly (but just slightly!) more complicated game: The new things this time are: The tank
game Your First Game in Python: Create an Arkanoid Clone in less than 30 minutes We're going to write a clone of Arkanoid (Breakout) using Python and PyGame Zero. In this post, I want to show you how easy it is to write a simple game. Let's get started! All the code is available here: https://github.com/shantnu/arkanoid-clone The images are from Kenney,
Gaming in Python : PyGame vs Arcade vs PyGame Zero I tried writing games in Python a few years ago, but gave up as the only library at the time (Pygame) wasn't very good. Recently, I came back to Python and found there are now multiple gaming libraries. In this post, I look at PyGame, Arcade, PyGame Zero and Adventurelib.
Python in 2021: The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly IntroductionIn this post, I want to look at the biggest strengths and weaknesses of Python, with more emphasis on the weaknesses, just because these problems have been there for years now and some of the rough edges bleed a lot. The Good – Where Python ShinesPython is now the number one
Xkcd Style Sql Injection Hack in Python You must have seen this XKCD comic: Source: https://xkcd.com/327/ We are going to replicate this exact hack using Python and SQlite. Learning Goal: To see how easy it is to destroy your database and all its data, if you don’t follow simple rules. Also, pay homage
gui Your first GUI app with Python and PyQt Introduction Many people struggle with learning how to build a GUI app. The most common reason is, they don’t even know where to start. Most tutorials are purely text based, and it’s hard to learn GUI development using text, since GUIs are mainly a visual medium. We will
career What to do if you fu*k up and break production code? Question: So you come into work one day, and find everyone staring at you. Most people are avoiding your eyes, and you hear the CEO ask “Who’s this Insert your name guy? Bring him to me when he turns up.” You sit on your computer, and find that the
career An Open Letters to Programmers who think they are better than everyone else in their company One reason I don’t (often) visit forums for coders: The sense of entitlement and arrogance. Programmers ask in all seriousness: Why are managers paid more than us, when we clearly do the harder work? Why do we need salesmen/marketing, when we write such great code that should just
career Learning to program humans The title of the post is wrong– humans aren’t like machines, you can’t program them. But if I had named the post A few techniques that may help you get along chummy with other humans, maybe, well, some of the time, Lol none of you would have clicked
career 3 things every programmer must learn (and no one teaches you) If you read all these tech/coding blogs, you must spend your every waking hour learning the latest technology buzzword. You have no option but to keep running, or you will be left behind. Etc etc. But is it really true? Do you really need to know the latest super
career How to overcome shyness as a programmer If you are like me, you are most likely not the life of the party. When you enter the room, the place does not brighten up. Girls (or boys) don’t go crazy when they see you, and people do not say, “Oh my God, you are so funny!” (And
career One Day Programmers: Your day will never come If you’re a programmer (or indeed, in any related technical field, like web design, sysadmin etc), you know how to build stuff. You know how to take an idea and make it something worthwhile. Chances are, you’ve made a lot of money for your employers. So you wonder,
career Why your Resume/CV sucks, and what to do about it Most people don’t know what the purpose of a Resume (also called CV) is. It is not to tell your life’s story, it’s not to list everything you’ve done on any project whatsoever in the last fifty years, and it certainly isn’t enough to get
career Why Following Your Passion Doesn’t Work Anytime you look for advice online, the word passion inevitably comes up. Follow your passion. Do what you love. Find something you love, create a career around it, make millions! Bazaam! For the dozens of people who hate their jobs, or students not even sure where to start, this sounds
career How to survive a job you absolutely hate I thought I was in a great place. I was grinding out code like a horny teenager grinds out you know what. If I had been born in the 70s, I would have been walking to Stayin Alive. And then, I was called into a meeting with a senior manager,
career The Different Types of Evil Bosses and how to survive them Everyone hates their boss, but we learn to cope. But a few type of people make your life really, really hard. While these qualities may also exist in your colleagues, they become more dangerous when the person reach positions of power. Your co-workers might simply irritate you, a boss can
fun The Programming Interview from Hell This post describes what happens when a 0.1x programmer goes to a 10x programmer interview. Interviewer: Welcome, Mr X. Thanks for dropping by. We like to keep our interviews informal. And even though I have all the power here, and you are nothing but a cretin, let’s pretend
fun Stupid answers to stupid puzzle interview questions You remember those puzzle interviews Microsoft and Google supposedly ask? Even though Jeff Atwood hates them (and so do I), and they are largely discredited, companies still asking them. Anyway, these are the answers you should give next time you are asked a puzzle. You are guaranteed to not get
fun Your Favorite Programming Language Sucks Updated in 2021 with more insults! If you are not offended, get 100% of your money back! Just send my your credit card details and cvv number I have been writing a lot of serious blogs recently, about depression and stuff, and it’s starting to depress me. Seriously. So
fun A 10x Programmer Builds a Website Scene: The office of a IT consulting firm. The wind is blowing hard, the sun is setting, but one group of cowboy programmers is working tirelessly through the night because….. well, because that’s what the industry expects. Programmer 10X gets a ping from his boss, using the latest and
nltk Build a Spam Filter 0. Introduction to NLP and Sentiment Analysis 1. Natural Language Processing with NTLK 2. Intro to NTLK, Part 2 3. Build a sentiment analysis program 4. Sentiment Analysis with Twitter 5. Analysing the Enron Email Corpus 6. Build a Spam Filter using the Enron Corpus In this lesson, we will
Analysing the Enron Email Corpus 0. Introduction to NLP and Sentiment Analysis 1. Natural Language Processing with NTLK 2. Intro to NTLK, Part 2 3. Build a sentiment analysis program 4. Sentiment Analysis with Twitter 5. Analysing the Enron Email Corpus 6. Build a Spam Filter using the Enron Corpus 1st the videos, transcript is
Practice Session: Sentiment Analysis with Twitter 0. Introduction to NLP and Sentiment Analysis 1. Natural Language Processing with NTLK 2. Intro to NTLK, Part 2 3. Build a sentiment analysis program 4. Sentiment Analysis with Twitter 5. Analysing the Enron Email Corpus 6. Build a Spam Filter using the Enron Corpus Okay, so the practice session.
