Python Unit Testing: Injecting Exceptions with Mock and Nose

Patterns With Python: Poll an API

One pattern that I’ve used quite often is to poll an api using python.

Sublime Text 2 Python Development Environment in Windows Guide

using Sublime Text 2 + distribute + pip…

Ready. Set. Code.

Resources for learning to program.

First Things First

Artifactory’s Secret Build Deploy API

Put Your Continuous Deployment On Custom Steroids

 Artifactory is a wonderful package repository for storing artifacts, auditing builds, reproducing builds, managing licenses, deployments, and so much more.

How To Learn To Learn

The brain is the sexiest muscle.

I can’t do that because I don’t…

Tips for young designers / developers

I wanted to share some things I wish someone could have told me when I started out in design and development. I am by no means saying that these are definitive, nor should you take my advice, but I hope that some of these may give you a little advice on how to…

The Slow Code Movement

Think fast, code slow.

Don’t get me wrong: I’m a fan The Lean Startup.

Creating a minimum viable product and shipping it to early adopters is a bona fide Good Idea. I have only one suggestion to add to Eric Ries’ proven…

If You Were a Web Application

A programming analogy

When I tell friends I’m learning to program, their first question is usually “What language are you learning?”. The answer is difficult to explain in non-technical jargon because, if you want to create dynamic web…

Why C++11 feels like a new Language

For many of my colleagues and friends C++ is still a language of many mysteries, complexities and…