Computer Floss » python http://computerfloss.com Delightful digital distractions in free/libre/open source software Thu, 12 Dec 2013 13:54:56 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.7.1 Which languages should you be familiar with for a career in web programming? /2012/09/which-languages-should-you-be-familiar-with-for-a-career-in-web-programming/ /2012/09/which-languages-should-you-be-familiar-with-for-a-career-in-web-programming/#comments Wed, 19 Sep 2012 08:04:12 +0000 /?p=1215 While doing some research for my latest teaching job, I had reason to find out which are the most widely-used server-side languages used for web programming. The information provided by what seems to be the best source (although there are hardly many of them) gave some surprising results. I knew that PHP was popular, but […]

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]]> /2012/09/which-languages-should-you-be-familiar-with-for-a-career-in-web-programming/feed/ 2 Why choose Python for teaching? /2012/05/why-choose-python-for-teaching/ /2012/05/why-choose-python-for-teaching/#comments Mon, 07 May 2012 09:49:58 +0000 /?p=1139 I recently read a tweet by a computer science educator claiming the superiority of a particular programming language for teaching purposes (Pascal, if you must know). Now, I don’t really go for religious wars — each to his own and all that — but I did reply with my opinion that Python might generally be […]

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]]> /2012/05/why-choose-python-for-teaching/feed/ 0 Poll: Your favourite web application hosts/technology when using Eclipse /2010/08/poll-your-favourite-web-application-hoststechnology-when-using-eclipse/ /2010/08/poll-your-favourite-web-application-hoststechnology-when-using-eclipse/#comments Mon, 30 Aug 2010 07:34:54 +0000 http://computerfloss.wordpress.com/?p=561 I’m embarking on a pet project, in short: a Python-based web application using my favourite editor, Eclipse. Being quite new to this, I thought I would poll my readers, especially those Eclipse web app developers among you, for their opinions on the best solutions. I realise I’m giving very few details, but I simply want […]

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