In a previous entry, I showed how to extend Python without directly using the Python C using SWIG. SWIG parses an interface file written by the programmer and then outputs a wrapper module. A more elegant, more pythonic solution might be a parser which allows a C module to be written directly in Python. Pyrex lets you write your extension module in a Python-like syntax that compiles to C. The C module can then by compiled using distutils (or gcc, et al) to a binary Python module. Read More...

Not long ago a project required me to learn a little Java. As a long-time elitist functional programmer, I was not extremely excited. Due to the low quality of Java software I have used, I assumed, like many, that Java produced slow, bloated, and buggy software. Some languages just feel clunky. My previous experience with Java was as a much less experienced programmer. My experience this time around, however, was more positive. Read More...