Documentation. Science. Beating the Averages. April 2001, rev. April 2003 (This article is derived from a talk given at the 2001 Franz Developer Symposium.) In the summer of 1995, my friend Robert Morris and I started a startup called Viaweb. Our plan was to write software that would let end users build online stores. What was novel about this software, at the time, was that it ran on our server, using ordinary Web pages as the interface.
A lot of people could have been having this idea at the same time, of course, but as far as I know, Viaweb was the first Web-based application. Another unusual thing about this software was that it was written primarily in a programming language called Lisp. The Secret Weapon Eric Raymond has written an essay called "How to Become a Hacker," and in it, among other things, he tells would-be hackers what languages they should learn. This is the same argument you tend to hear for learning Latin. But wait a minute. So if Lisp makes you a better programmer, like he says, why wouldn't you want to use it? C++ Programming/Exercises/Iterations. Iterations[edit] Solutions requirements Solutions must: Use only standard C++.Be compilable.Be in accordance to general coding practices.
(no esoteric demonstrations are required) and should: Handle error situations, even if behavior is not defined. Please do not add solutions that are 99% similar to another that is already present, if it is an improvement just add it to the existing solution. EXERCISE 1[edit] Write a program that asks the user to type an integer and writes "YOU WIN" if the value is between 56 and 78 (both included). Int main() {int i; cout << "Type all numbers between 58 and 73: " << endl; cin>>i; if (i>=58 && i<=78) { cout << "YOU WIN" << i << endl; else cout<<"YOU LOSE!
" EXERCISE 2[edit] Write a program that asks the user to type all the integers between 8 and 23 (both included) using a for loop. Solution Alternative solution by Bartosz Radwanski Alternate solution Solution in C Another alternate solution Failed solutions (correct them as an extra exercise) EXERCISE 3[edit] Reciprocality. Welcome to Logbook — Logbook. Tutorials - Python exercises to hone your skills. 20+ Computer Science Programming Online Courses | Free Download. 6 Books Every Programmer Should Own. I’ve seen many lists about the best programming books and I am sure there are a lot of books that are specific to a programming knowledge or technology – that I have not included in my list. The books I have chosen are those that are meant to inspire, increase productivity and improve your programming design skills. Note: This list has no particular order.
Code Complete 2 Steve McConnell The main focus of this book to help you improve your programming design skills. The Pragmatic Programmer: From Journeyman to Master Andrew Hunt and David Thomas This book focuses on the best practices of programming (i.e. what you should and should not do). Pragmatic Thinking and Learning: Refactor Your Wetware Andy Hunt From the author of The Pragmatic Programmer, this book takes one-step back from programming and focuses on your everyday thinking and problem solving skills.
The Productive Programmer Neal Ford and David Bock Algorithms in a Nutshell George T Heineman, Gary Pollice and Stanley Selkow Thomas H. Dev Explorer - Developing Console Interfaces Using Python and ... Date Published: 18/05/2009 14:39 In general I spend quite a lot of time building python applications and scripts for home and office use. These vary from scripts at home for cleaning up my music library to decent sized applications implementing business logic. One thing that can be quite difficult when carrying out these tasks is interacting with the code I am writing without building a fully fledged interface.
When programming this way I use the python curses library to allow me to build a quick temporary command line interface to use and test my application/script. When I first started using curses I found it difficult understand how it worked. In this article I am going to document the basics of python curses programming to help readers understand the concept and curses' benefits. Note Just a quick note to say this is a basic introduction to curses designed to familiarise people who have never used the library before. About Curses The Basics import curses screen = curses.initscr() #! Code Like a Pythonista: Idiomatic Python. In this interactive tutorial, we'll cover many essential Python idioms and techniques in depth, adding immediately useful tools to your belt.
There are 3 versions of this presentation: ©2006-2008, licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike (BY-SA) license. My credentials: I am a resident of Montreal,father of two great kids, husband of one special woman,a full-time Python programmer,author of the Docutils project and reStructuredText,an editor of the Python Enhancement Proposals (or PEPs),an organizer of PyCon 2007, and chair of PyCon 2008,a member of the Python Software Foundation,a Director of the Foundation for the past year, and its Secretary.
In the tutorial I presented at PyCon 2006 (called Text & Data Processing), I was surprised at the reaction to some techniques I used that I had thought were common knowledge. Many of you will have seen some of these techniques and idioms before. These are the guiding principles of Python, but are open to interpretation. Import this. Python Module of the Week. Text Processing in Python (a book) A couple of you make donations each month (out of about a thousand of you reading the text each week). Tragedy of the commons and all that... but if some more of you would donate a few bucks, that would be great support of the author.
In a community spirit (and with permission of my publisher), I am making my book available to the Python community. Minor corrections can be made to later printings, and at the least errata noted on this website. Email me at <mertz@gnosis.cx> . A few caveats: (1) This stuff is copyrighted by AW (except the code samples which are released to the public domain). Feel free to use this material personally; but no permission is given for further distribution beyond your personal use. (2) The book is provided in "smart ASCII" format. IntroductoryBooks. The books on this page are all general introductions to the Python language. Most of these books will contain a few chapters on particular applications such as GUI interfaces or Web programming, but won't go into great detail on any one topic; refer to the PythonBooks page for lists of application-specific books.
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All instruction is done in the Python language, a free, open-source, cross-platform, powerful yet easy to learn language. Prerequisites: Access to a computer where you can run or install programs. Programmers with experience are also welcome as learners or mentors. Why Another Python Book? We were inspired by: About the Authors[edit] Windows[edit]