Smalltalk with James Robertson

Today's Python 4 You continues looking at Variable Argument functions in Python. You can watch part 1 and part 2 in the archives. If you have trouble viewing it here in the browser, you can also navigate directly to YouTube. To watch now, click on the image below:

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Tags: python, varargs

I don't much care for SEO tactics, but hey - it's a matter of finding holes in an algorithm. Which is why I find smackdowns of this sort even worse:

Google hit back hard today after it learned lyrics site Rap Genius had been using dubious SEO tricks to attain top spots in search results. Now RapGenius.com doesn’t appear on the first page of results for a search of “Rap Genius,” and popular queries like “Jay-Z Holy Grail Lyrics” don’t bring up the startup like they used to.

Gosh forbid they figure out how to plug the hole; better to just pull out the howitzer and let fly....

Today's Smalltalk 4 You looks at the positioning tools in WindowBuilder Pro. If you have trouble viewing it here in the browser, you can also navigate directly to YouTube. To watch now, click on the image below:

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Tags: smalltalk, va smalltalk, windowbuilder

No podcast today - due to the holiday weekend and a general "slow down" mindset here at the end of 2013 :)

Today's Smalltalk 4 You looks at the refactoring support in Pharo. If you have trouble viewing it here in the browser, you can also navigate directly to YouTube. To watch now, click on the image below:

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Tags: smalltalk, refactoring, pharo

Today's Python 4 You looks at lamda functions in Python. If you have trouble viewing it here in the browser, you can also navigate directly to YouTube. To watch now, click on the image below:

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Tags: python, lambda

Today's Smalltalk 4 You looks at a small Prolog interpreter built in Pharo. If you have trouble viewing it here in the browser, you can also navigate directly to YouTube. To watch now, click on the image below:

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Tags: smalltalk, prolog, pharo

Today's Python 4 You goes back to list comprehensions,a nd goes into more depth on them. If you have trouble viewing it here in the browser, you can also navigate directly to YouTube. To watch now, click on the image below:

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Tags: python,, comprehensions

My local power company sent me some helpful tips on lowering my power bill:

Yeah, let me replace the bulbs I can see by with useless CFL's that don't last any longer, and provide crappy light. Meanwhile, that last suggestion looks like a real winner right about now: