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S. Lott: Why Isn't COBOL Dead? Or Why Didn't It Evolve?

Link: http://slott-softwarearchitect.blogspot.com/2020/04/why-isnt-cobol-dead-or-why-didnt-it.html

Here's part of the question:Why didn't COBOL evolve more successfully?FORTRAN, OTOH, has survived precisely because it--and more importantly, related tools, esp compilers--has evolved to solve/overcom
Python Bytes: #176 How python implements super long integers

Link: https://pythonbytes.fm/episodes/show/176/how-python-implements-super-long-integers

<p>Sponsored by DigitalOcean: <a href="http://pythonbytes.fm/digitalocean"><strong>pythonbytes.fm/digitalocean</strong></a></p>

<p><strong>Topic #0: Quick chat about COVID 19</strong></p>

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Programiz: Python Docstrings

Link: https://www.programiz.com/python-programming/docstrings

In this tutorial, we will learn about Python docstrings. More specifically, we will learn how and why docstrings are used with the help of examples.
The Digital Cat: Multiple inheritance and mixin classes in Python

Link: https://www.thedigitalcatonline.com/blog/2020/03/27/mixin-classes-in-python/

I recently revisited three old posts on Django class-based views that I wrote for this blog, updating them to Django 3.0 (you can find them here) and noticed once again that the code base uses mixin c
Anwesha Das: Analysis of Aarogya Setu

Link: http://anweshadas.in/anyalisis-of-arogya-sety/

The COVID 19 pandemic has changed the world we knew. Individuals, Government, everybody is trying to fight it out, cope with it. But to deal with the immediate problem, we often overlook the issues wh
Stack Abuse: The Singleton Design Pattern in Python

Link: https://stackabuse.com/the-singleton-design-pattern-in-python/

Introduction
In this article, we'll be diving into the Singleton Design Pattern, implemented in Python.
As time progresses, software gets more tailored to solving specific problems in different domain
Real Python: How to Provide Test Fixtures for Django Models in Pytest

Link: https://realpython.com/django-pytest-fixtures/

If you’re working in Django, pytest fixtures can help you create tests for your models that are uncomplicated to maintain. Writing good tests is a crucial step in sustaining a successful app, and fixt
PyCharm: PyCharm 2020.1 Out Now

Link: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Pycharm/~3/yTA0VPoZw1Y/


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Learn PyQt: Packaging PyQt5 & PySide2 applications for Windows, with PyInstaller

Link: https://www.learnpyqt.com/courses/packaging-and-distribution/packaging-pyqt5-pyside2-applications-windows-pyinstaller/


There is not much fun in creating your own desktop applications if you can't share them with other people — whether than means publishing it commercially, sharing it online or just giving it to someo
Matt Layman: Episode 4 - Building User Interfaces

Link: https://www.mattlayman.com/django-riffs/build-user-interfaces/

On this episode, we look at templates, the primary tool that Django provides to build user interfaces in your Django app.
Listen at djangoriffs.com.
Last Episode On the previous episode, we talked abo
Matt Layman: Onboarding Forms - Building SaaS #51

Link: https://www.mattlayman.com/building-saas/onboarding-forms/

In this episode, we added the first form to collect data in the onboarding flow. We used a CreateView and defined all the fields that are needed in the HTML form.
I started by filling in the HTML form
Test and Code: 108: PySpark - Jonathan Rioux

Link: https://testandcode.com/108

Apache Spark is a unified analytics engine for large-scale data processing.
PySpark blends the powerful Spark big data processing engine with the Python programming language to provide a data analysis
Anarcat: Mumble dreams

Link: https://anarc.at/blog/2020-04-09-mumble-dreams/

With everyone switching to remote tools for social distancing,
I've been using Mumble more and more. That's partly by choice -- I
don't like videoconferencing much, frankly -- and partly by
necessity:
Armin Ronacher: Temporary Contact Number based Contact Tracing

Link: http://lucumr.pocoo.org/2020/4/9/tcn-contact-tracing

I have already talked here before about privacy preserving contact
tracing to fight Covid-19 but I figured I
give an update to this. I have spent the last week now investigating
different approaches
Talk Python to Me: #259 From Academia to Tech Industry and Python

Link: https://talkpython.fm/episodes/show/259/from-academia-to-tech-industry-and-python

Did you come to Python from the academic side of the world? Maybe got into working with code for research or lab work and found you liked coding more than your first field of study. Whatever the reaso
BreadcrumbsCollector: When to use metaclasses in Python: 5 interesting use cases

Link: https://breadcrumbscollector.tech/__trashed-6/

Metaclasses are mentioned among the most advances features of Python. Knowing how to write one is perceived like having a Python black belt. But are they useful at all outside job interviews or confer
Real Python: The Real Python Podcast – Episode #4: Learning Python Through Errors

Link: https://realpython.com/podcasts/rpp/4/

This week Christopher interviews Martin Breuss, about a couple of the video training courses he's created for Real Python. They discuss his course on getting started with Django, and how to learn Pyth