Re: [BangPypers] Cheap hosting

2010-04-23 Thread Darkseid
+1 to prgmr.com. Rahul Jha wrote: I've been using VPS hosting at http://prgmr.com for over an year now for two of my websites. They've got quite affordable plans and I haven't had any major issues till now. On Fri, Apr 23, 2010 at 10:48 AM, Noufal Ibrahim nou...@gmail.com wrote: I have my

Re: [BangPypers] Which JavaScript testing tool do you use?

2010-03-30 Thread Darkseid
Take a look at http://github.com/relevance/blue-ridge - it stitches together rhino, env.js and a bunch of other stuff for painless (and headless) js builds as well as a pretty nice (again headless) TDD setup. You may have to adapt it a little though (its a Rails plugin). Also have a chat with

Re: [BangPypers] How to use PythonDonNet for calling Pythonscript from c#.net

2010-03-08 Thread Darkseid
Spawn an external process to run the script. While this is the cheapest solution, it may not be the best, especially on Windoze. Cheers, Sidu. http://blog.sidu.in http://twitter.com/ponnappa chintan.bh...@etatvasoft.com wrote: Hi everyone I am looking for some help regarding how to call

[BangPypers] An interesting REST library

2009-11-16 Thread Darkseid
Hey all, I'm posting this here since I figure that y'all would be interested in REST on any dynlang. This is a Ruby library, but it looks like its been done right. http://github.com/caelum/restfulie Thoughts? Best, Sidu. ___ BangPypers mailing

Re: [BangPypers] Google Go

2009-11-11 Thread Darkseid
Go combines the development speed of working in a dynamic language like Python with the performance and safety of a compiled language like C or C++. It could just be the cynic in me, but this looks a lot like the marketing MS did to sell VB.Net to VB devs. Vague phrases that aren't precisely

Re: [BangPypers] Google Go

2009-11-11 Thread Darkseid
I found out yesterday that the application has to be developed on a proven technology like Java,C++ or C#. When I spoke to the gentleman he said his consultant said that dynamically typed languages are not safe for mission critical work. The work is far from being mission-critical is another

[BangPypers] But IDEs rock! (was Google Go)

2009-11-11 Thread Darkseid
2. It's easy to hire an IDE-aware monkey to do programming in proven technology I do most of my work in Ruby (and have done for a few years now). Every day I bemoan the lack of a powerful refactoring IDE like Java has in IntelliJ. A good IDE is a massive productivity booster; you can only get

Re: [BangPypers] Google Go

2009-11-11 Thread Darkseid
Javascript is weakly typed but you don't have buffer overflow problems there. That's something I've never understood even though the all powerful wikipedia says JS is weakly typed. Can someone give me an example to illustrate the weak typing? I would assume that people are arguing for strong

Re: [BangPypers] But IDEs rock! (was Google Go)

2009-11-11 Thread Darkseid
PM, Darkseid lorddae...@gmail.com wrote: 2. It's easy to hire an IDE-aware monkey to do programming in proven technology I do most of my work in Ruby (and have done for a few years now). Every day I bemoan the lack of a powerful refactoring IDE like Java has in IntelliJ. A good IDE

Re: [BangPypers] User group meeting on Sunday?

2009-10-09 Thread Darkseid
My schedule is very uncertain, but anyways Ram is there so all's well, I guess :) Best, Sidu. Sriram Narayanan wrote: Sure, come over. Noufal, I've replied to your private mail. -- Ram On 10/9/09, Noufal Ibrahim nou...@gmail.com wrote: Will some of the TW guys be around to chaperon the

[BangPypers] Reminder - DevCamp Bangalore 2 in two days

2009-04-10 Thread Darkseid
Guys, a quick reminder - DevCamp Bangalore 2 happens on Saturday; do register now at http://devcamp.in if you're planning to participate so we can make appropriate arrangements. At this point in time we have 330 registrations and 19 sessions. These include sessions by at least 5 people who are

Re: [BangPypers] User Groups at devcamp

2009-03-26 Thread Darkseid
at 10:52 AM, Darkseid lorddae...@gmail.com mailto:lorddae...@gmail.com wrote: That's a nice idea - do you think it would be useful to host user groups as part of dev camp? This may involve no more than priniting (say) BangPyper stickers which can

[BangPypers] User Groups at devcamp

2009-03-19 Thread Darkseid
That's a nice idea - do you think it would be useful to host user groups as part of dev camp? This may involve no more than priniting (say) BangPyper stickers which can be added to participants name tags, and setting aside a 30 min session in the day for a quick user group catch up. That way

Re: [BangPypers] Face to face meeting for Python conference

2009-03-18 Thread Darkseid
If sufficient people do chime in, Sidu can probably arrange the venue. I can, and if we end up doing this it will be at ThoughtWorks, Diamond District, Airport Rd. Noufal Ibrahim wrote: I haven't had anyone sending a +1 or other confirmation so I'm not sure if it will be there really. If

Re: [BangPypers] PyCon India IRC Dicussion #2

2009-03-16 Thread Darkseid
, Darkseid lorddae...@gmail.com wrote: Perhaps this should happen during the monthly BangPypers meeting? There should be one due this weekend, if I'm not mistaken. That would be ideal. I don't recollect any mention of it being this weekend so I'm not sure. In any case, we should schedule

Re: [BangPypers] A question for us...

2009-03-13 Thread Darkseid
COBOL is still being used in a lot of places :-) Yes, I've heard this too, along with thumbscrews, the rack and the iron maiden. The things we developers put up with to keep legacy systems running... If I could I would go to this conference to attend only ola bini and craig mclanahan's session

[BangPypers] DevCamp is happening on 11th April

2009-03-13 Thread Darkseid
Wiki + Registration + Sessions: http://devcamp.in It's an unconference for the hackers, by the hackers and of the hackers. The only guideline is (quoting from the wiki): quote Please remember - everyone at DevCamp is a hacker, a pro. Please assume a high level of exposure and knowledge on the

Re: [BangPypers] What's the exact plan tomorrow?

2009-02-20 Thread Darkseid
I've made arrangements at ThoughtWorks for a BangPypers meeting between 4pm and 7pm. Directions are here: http://blog.sidu.in/2006/11/thoughtworks-is-hosting-barcamp.html You can ask for me at the reception or call me at +91.9880609867 if you have any problems. Best, Sidu.

Re: [BangPypers] Fwd: Chicago Python User Group

2009-02-15 Thread Darkseid
Folks, I'm pretty sure I can make facilities in ThougthWorks in Diamond District on Airport Road available as well. Let me know if the BangPypers would like to meet there sometime. Best, Sidu. http://blog.sidu.in Baiju M wrote: On Thu, Feb 12, 2009 at 1:07 PM, Senthil Kumaran

Re: [BangPypers] how to learn programming

2009-01-22 Thread Darkseid
Context is everything. When implementing Google search, efficiency of algorithms matter. When modeling a business process, effective encapsulation matters. I've never understood the obsession with algorithms to the exclusion of all else. They certainly matter, but to make them the sole

[BangPypers] FYI: Meet Erik Dorenberg

2008-05-21 Thread Darkseid
Guys, my apologies for the really short notice. This is happening today in ThoughtWorks Bangalore. - Erik Doernenburg ( http://erik.doernenburg.com/ ) will be talking about Towards a testable application architecture. Eric has talked about this previously at JAOO in

Re: [BangPypers] Anyone interested in a specific Django meet

2008-01-16 Thread Darkseid
? Personally, I prefer a timing from 4.00 - 6.30 pm. Thanks --Anand On Jan 14, 2008 12:02 PM, Darkseid [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Ok, TW is confirmed for Saturday, 26th Jan 2008. What time, though? Sidu http://blog.sidu.in

Re: [BangPypers] Anyone interested in a specific Django meet

2008-01-08 Thread Darkseid
I'm afraid I personally won't be here on Feb 2/3 (a close friend's wedding). I would appreciate it if you could pick another weekend as I'd hate to miss this ... Sidu http://blog.sidu.in Roshan Mathews wrote: On Jan 7, 2008 9:56 PM, Darkseid [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Let's settle