New Year’s Python Meme
Posted on: Dec. 22, 2011, 10:44 p.m.
1. What’s the coolest Python application, framework or library you have discovered in 2011?
Definitely wxPython. I technically discovered it in December 2010 but I didn't really dig into it until 2011. Up until then I had only used Python for web development and server side scripts. At the beginning of 2011 I set out to create my first Python-based GUI application which turned out to be a big learning experience for me, one I thoroughly enjoyed.
2. What new programming technique did you learn in 2011?
I learned (and still learning) Behavior Driven Development. I find that it improves the code I write and thus reducing the amount of code I rewrite. That makes me happy. I also find that writing tests is fun!
3. What’s the name of the open source project you contributed the most in 2011? What did you do?
I have not contributed to any open source projects aside from occasionally helping someone on IRC.
4. What was the Python blog or website you read the most in 2011?
2. Mike Driscoll's blog Mouse vs Python
3. Django community aggregator
5. What are the three top things you want to learn in 2012?
1. Python 3. I haven't been able to leave 2.7 yet because not all of the libraries I use support Python 3.
2. I've heard a lot about CherryPy and Pyramid. I currently use Django but all the ranting and raving about them has left me wanting to try them for myself.
3. I also want to give IronPython a try. We have a fair amount of .NET at work, being able to write in Python instead of C# is intriguing.
6. What are the top software, app or lib you wish someone would write in 2012?
At this point my top requests are for libraries that support 2.x to be ported to 3.x. The main ones for me are wxPython and pycrypto. However, great strides have been made on both fronts and I'm looking forward to moving over to Python 3 myself.
Want to do your own list? here’s how:
copy-paste the questions and answers to them in your blog
tweet it with the #2012pythonmeme hashtag
There are no comments for this entry.
Comments