Say goodbye to those hard-to-build software projects by containerizing them
More often than not, software projects are difficult to build from source. This can have multiple reasons, here are just a few:
- The project requires lots of dependencies.
- The project requires outdated libraries. Once you install those, other projects might break in turn.
- You’re running Windows or a Mac, but…
This is just as easy as using print, but 10 times better
Debugging Python code, for many of us, comes down to adding print statements and trying to reason what’s going on based on the output. It’s not ideal, but for some reason, people just don’t want to touch the debugger.
Using print to debug code
If you’re one of those people that use print for debugging…
There are some tricks for non-Python devs in here too
In this article, I’ll provide you with valuable advice on how to use VSCode for Python development. With these tips and tricks, you’ll become more effective and more efficient.
Lift your skills with these tips, tricks, and a bit of effort
A well-crafted bash command or script can save hours of manual labor. This tutorial will show you exactly how easy it is to become a command-line ninja and automate those tedious tasks. If you need to polish your basics, head over to Shell Commands Every Developer Must Know.
1. The Unix philosophy
The command…
Improve your productivity with these basic terminal commands
Are you still dependent on GUIs? You can significantly increase your productivity by learning a few basic shell commands. After learning these, learning more commands will come naturally — promised!
pwd — return working directory name
Let’s start by knowing where you are once you opened your terminal:
$ pwd
/Users/erikI’m in my home directory…
A quick overview for those already familiar with similar languages, like Java, Kotlin, C++, and C#
Dart is primarily known as the programming language for Flutter, Google’s UI toolkit for building natively compiled mobile, web, and desktop apps from a single codebase. It’s optimized for building user interfaces and developed by Google. It’s used to build mobile, desktop, server, and web applications. …
Even though I’m a Linux junkie, I’m now a regular Windows desktop user as well
Although I’ve been a big fan of Apple’s Macbook Air and Macbook Pro, I’ve recently made the switch to a Dell XPS laptop with Windows on it.
I initially planned to wipe the Dell hard drive to install Linux, but since the beast has a 2 TB SSD disk, I…
Helpful tips and tricks to upgrade your old code
Support for Python 2 stopped at the beginning of 2020. All development for Python 2 has ceased, meaning there will be no security updates. Many package maintainers have migrated to Python 3, although some still support Python 2.
Python 3.0 was released on December 3, 2008. So yeah, you’d think…
Fun facts you might relate to
This advice is useful for both beginning and seasoned software developers. Some jokes are intertwined here, too, so you might want to put down that coffee mug.
1. One Bad Programmer Can Easily Create Two Full-Time Jobs A Year
This is a scenario that happens a lot. There’s a problem that needs to be fixed, like right now! Some consultant is hired…
Objects are the building blocks of the Python language
Python is easy to learn. However, it has some aspects that are harder to understand, like the world of classes and objects. In this article you will learn:
- That in Python everything is an object
- How to create your own classes and objects
- What inheritance is and how you can…
