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Summer Blog
Monday June 22nd, 2009So, for the summer, I’m going to try out a Tumblr, so that I can more easily upload pictures and what-not to my blog while on the go in Japan. Check out summer09.zachmargolis.com to keep track of what shenanigans I post.
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Python
Monday May 25th, 2009After a few weeks in Professor Matloff’s ECS 145 class, “Scripting Languages” I need to declare to the world that the Python programming language is a pretty remarkable language.
I like the simple, approachable syntax: the lack of braces and semicolons makes the source easy on the eyes. I also like how Python has more of a direction than say, PHP. What I mean is that the functions are all named with the same conventions. I like that most of the built-in methods are easily recognizeable like __init()__, and __str()__. This way, I know what they are, and where they are used. PHP can’t even pretend that it has a consitent naming scheme for its functions. To me, PHP appears to lack this direction, and has evolved into a sloppy language.
Performance-wise, Python is supposed to be right up there with PHP, so in the next iteration of this website, I think I’d like to implement a Python back end.
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Nailed it.
Friday April 24th, 2009Jason Santa Maria nails the exact feel I had been going for with my website, but like, better. By a lot. This feeling that I have, it's like something was on the tip of my tongue, and he blurted it out before I could (and with more style).
So naturally, that means back to the drawing board for me.
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