Re: [BangPypers] Future of Python Programmers

2010-01-30 Thread Zaki Manian
Hi Nikunj, I think you will find plenty of demand for python programmers in Bangalore. There are many people on this list who use python commercially. At ReaMetrix, we use python primarily for image process and scientific data processing. We make heavy use of SciPy and Numpy libraries. US

Re: [BangPypers] Best Python IDE with compiler

2009-11-11 Thread Zaki Manian
I've recently switched to Spyder http://packages.python.org/spyder/ It has QT dependencies. I'm using it on Ubuntu Karmic and it has been a very happy . SPE is also a recent favorite but I'm not very happy with Wxwidgets http://pythonide.blogspot.com/ US number: +1 650-862-5992 Indian

Re: [BangPypers] Python interpreter in mobile phone (java)

2009-10-18 Thread Zaki Manian
Android also has a python environment as well - the android scripting environment. Python isn't really an ideal client language for mobile phone development. Python support on the Symbian and Android platforms is intended more for rapid prototyping than for applications with App Store

Re: [BangPypers] MongoDB Users anyone?

2009-10-16 Thread Zaki Manian
I'm very interested in the whole NoSQL movement. I've looked at MongoDB. It seems like a very cool implementation. Union Square Ventures just made an investment in hosted MongoDB enivornment http://www.10gen.com/ NoSQL databases seem to be differentiating among different use cases. Riak and

Re: [BangPypers] Why do indians copy?

2009-10-15 Thread Zaki Manian
Googling or search in general is a skill. There is a lot of contextual knowledge that we use when composing a search query. One of the most important skills when entering a new discipline is learning the appropriate jargon and using it drive your queries. Search isn't generally a skill taught in

Re: [BangPypers] Why do indians copy?

2009-10-15 Thread Zaki Manian
I frequently speak of the challenge culture poses in doing product development in India. But in some sense, culture is a great problem to have. Culture can change and fairly fast. There are also fantastic opportunities for entrepeneurs so build microcosms of effective problem solving culture in

Re: [BangPypers] Suggest me a book

2009-10-15 Thread Zaki Manian
I'm enjoying Real World Haskell and Beautiful Data enormously. US number: +1 650-862-5992 Indian Number:+919945111824 On Thu, Oct 15, 2009 at 5:18 PM, Vinayak Hegde vinay...@gmail.com wrote: Beautiful Code Beautiful Architecture Masterminds of Programming: Conversations with the Creators

Re: [BangPypers] Perl or Python ?

2009-10-14 Thread Zaki Manian
This is one the few examples of a high profile Perl Project that I am aware of. http://syncwith.us/ US number: +1 650-862-5992 Indian Number:+919945111824 On Wed, Oct 14, 2009 at 12:04 PM, Roshan Mathews rmath...@gmail.com wrote: On Wed, Oct 14, 2009 at 11:56 AM, Anand Balachandran Pillai

Re: [BangPypers] User group meeting on Sunday?

2009-10-09 Thread Zaki Manian
I've been looking for an opportunity to meet that Bangalore python community and finally a user group meeting gets along with my schedule. Looking forward to meeting you all. Sent from Bengaluru, Karnataka, India On Fri, Oct 9, 2009 at 5:45 PM, Noufal Ibrahim nou...@gmail.com wrote: