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Category: python

  • The hard edges of Python

    I’ve been playing around with Python (mostly because pefile is written in it) and got very annoyed with the whole white-space as a control structure. In theory it all sounds great: you write beautiful code and it just works. However in practice I find this approach lacking in at least two ways: When moving code…

  • Starting to program

    Today I was asked if somebody who is getting into programming should start out with Perl? First of all I would like to say that I feel honored that somebody would consider taking my advice. Second of all, I don’t really feel that I can give an objective answer, since I’ve been doing it so…

  • Why do I love perl?

    Before you accuse me of being a fanboy, I must say that I know that every language has bad sides, but also some incontestable merits. I want to talk about two perl related stories here. They both are a kind of short how-tos, and the morale of the story is that you can find ready…