Most complex software applications need some form of configuration, often through a configuration file. The more complicated the app, the more difficult become the choices between offering flexibility and improving usability. Configuration... (more…)

Teachers, educators, and Python users: come and share your projects, experiences, and tools of the trade you use to teach coding and Python ... (more…)

As a break from usual, I thought I would review Zed Shaw’s Learn Python the Hard Way. I’ve had several beginners to programming ask me what they should use to learn and Shaw’s book frequently comes up. I’ve looked over his materials before when they were ... (more…)

Teaching A Machine To Play Games Using Self-Play And Deep Learning…Without Telling It The Rules 🤯... (more…)

I am a big fan of Dave Whyte’s vector animations, like this one: It was generated using a special animation language called Processing (here is Dave … (more…)