On Friday, I decided to work on website using the django framework. Well, after spending most of Friday evening trying to get mysql installed, I started again on Saturday morning. I decided to use an alternative database, like PostgreSQL or sqlite3 (again). But it was not to be. After several hours trying to get my…
Tag: python
Poorly named functions, part 1
As I’ve started learning python, one thing I appreciate is the reasonable naming of functions. One name that has *never* made sense to me in PHP is “explode.” You couldn’t tell it from its name, but this is not a function that blows up your scripts. Rather, it breaks apart a string on a certain…
Women Who Code hack night, more surfing, etc.
This Thursday I attended the Women Who Code (SF) hack night at Manilla, which was a lot of fun. There were a lot of neat coding ladies there, and we got to learn about Manilla, which I will try out as soon as I have time to get it set up. Having a way to…