We lispers generally look down our noses at regular expressions. Regular expressions are ugly. They are not expressive. However, they are a reality of programming. When used with care, they can express complex text patterns concisely. Submit article
Psyco is a module that optimizes Python applications on the fly. Numerous resources online describe how to use psyco in a Django-powered application to speed it up. Submit article
Django comes with an easy-to-use caching framework. With a few simple decorators, an application’s views are cached. Decorators can even be used to control upstream caches, such as those maintained by ISPs. Nevertheless, if a rendered view is customized with Continue reading
I long ago switched my company’s web applications from Code Igniter to Django. The main reasons were Django’s more powerful database API and Python’s maintainability and scalability over PHP. Submit article
Why’s Poignant Guide claims that after learning Ruby you will write code so elegant it will make you cry. Paul Graham was not so dramatic, but he was closer to the mark. Lisp teaches you the elegance and grace of Continue reading
