SQLite Oracle Compatibility Layer
It aims to provide a minimal compatibility with Oracle. The need was having some regular expression functions, and I do not like to work with risky C code, like this university project did
Python
Da Python a Ruby o vicerversa
Preludio L’ultima volta che ho provato Ruby è stato nell’aprile del 2005. Avevo sviluppato un paio di progetti di test in RubyOnRails, che allora era già produttivo. Ruby era affascinante, ma la libreria base mi sembrava ancora in stato embrionale e lo abbandonai. RubyOnRails non mi è mai sembrato avesse un vantaggio competitivo rispetto a …
(How to Write a (Lisp) Interpreter (in Python))
I like a lot of programming languages. I do not love them with the same intensity. I do not love Lisp for its ((syntax))), but Lisp rocks for its purity: in a tiny bag of concept, you get a lot of stuff. This article, (How to Write a (Lisp) Interpreter (in Python)) show you how it …
Functional Programming In Depth, part II:Python and Scala retrospection
This is the second article on functional programming. In the first one we talked about scala and the type inference system it brings in the Java Way of Life. I played a bit with python functional howto, building a small game. Before starting I surfing for a bit of libraries and documentation.
Python 3 Survival Guide
Python 3 is here, and we are all friends. Anyway, using it needs a bit of macumba-powers. Let’s acquire this power together…
Ruby or Python? Well, it depends…
Inspired by this excellent web post “Ruby or Python? Well, it depends…”, I agree with it at 100%: Ruby or Python? This is the Question! Well it might not be the Question, but it’s a common question for many developers looking to break free from the statically typed language they know and learn a dynamic …
SQL Server e Python
L’integrazione tra .NET e SQL Server è data per scontata: in questo articolo esploreremo invece come accedere a SQL Server da Python. Uno dei vantaggi di python è che è un linguaggio molto facile da imparare, con un notevole numero di librerie e un’ottima integrazione multi piattaforma. Oltre a ciò python offre un sistema di …
Python OR-Mapping Tools
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_object-relational_mapping_software#Python
Python SOAP Client
Suds is a lightweight SOAP python client for consuming Web Services. It is very nice to use, because of the debugging feature inside. Give it a try: https://fedorahosted.org/suds/ And for testing and playing with it, try out also DreamPie, a nice Python shell
Python functional programming
This article is a work in progress: it will be expanded by your comments… Python is a very curios programming languages: it give you classes but also a strong function-oriented environment to play with. So, if you like functional programming (read: you like Lisp and/or Erlang) you should give python a closer look.