voidspace Michael Foord

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Wednesday, 4 March 2009
Attribute access on IronPython is heavily optimised (4x faster!) on Python classes that use _slots_.

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Tuesday, 3 March 2009
Got the R integration with Resolver One working will be demoing it (along with IronPython) soon - shiny graphics! #mvp09

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In the Dynamic Languages session at #mvp09 brutal early start time.

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State of the tech book market 2008 (O'Reilly): Ruby down, Python up, C# overtakes Java. http://twurl.nl/n705gl

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Monday, 2 March 2009
C# is likely to gain tuples so that you can return more than one value from a method! Revolutionary. ;-) #mvp09

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Just given Anders Hejlsberg a leaflet on IronPython in Action. #mvp09

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Ok, so now I understand all the twitter references to skittles... http://skittles.com/

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Microsoft on porting Visual Studio from native code to managed code: "macros are evil when it comes to porting" #mvp09

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Retweeting: Integrating Resolver One (.NET spreadsheet) with R (stats language for charts and analysis)! http://is.gd/lqHO via @gpjt

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Sunday, 1 March 2009
Apple's net share down slightly. iPhone has ten times the share of Android: http://twurl.nl/lnwaec

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On the 19th floor of the Hyatt in Seattle with free internet and a coool view. :-)

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Saturday, 28 February 2009
Thanks guys. When I get time I'll try the instructions on the Python wiki and report back.

Comment from voidspace on Anyone have (or know of...) a working Mac OS X 10.5 installer or build instructions for PIL and Python 2.6? by 10 months, 1 week ago
I leave for the MVP Summit in Seattle in 2 hours. Really looking forward to it. :-)

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Friday, 27 February 2009
Looks like Python will finally gain an ordered dictionary in the standard library with release 3.1 (PEP 372) http://twurl.nl/4nsjgd

By voidspace 10 months, 2 weeks ago Add Comment
Harry Pierson has been working on an IronPython debugger - this is so needed and way cool: http://twurl.nl/wey4lc

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Anyone have (or know of...) a working Mac OS X 10.5 installer or build instructions for PIL and Python 2.6?

By voidspace 10 months, 2 weeks ago 7 Comments
People keep reporting the same bug in my crappy pathutils module and I haven't got time to fix it and do another release (yet)... aargh

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Enjoyed the Gin and tonics from the BASTA hotel bar - until I got the bill. 15 euros each!!! :-o

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Wonderful error message(s) in failures in a Resolver One test run "Expects ClassA, got ClassA". We've obviously done something wrong...

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I did two talks at BASTA. Of course the one they videoed was the one I felt nervous at. The IronPython Introduction was much more fun...

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Wednesday, 4 March 2009

Attribute access on IronPython is heavily optimised (4x faster!) on Python classes that use _slots_.

Tuesday, 3 March 2009

Got the R integration with Resolver One working will be demoing it (along with IronPython) soon - shiny graphics! #mvp09

In the Dynamic Languages session at #mvp09 brutal early start time.

State of the tech book market 2008 (O'Reilly): Ruby down, Python up, C# overtakes Java. http://twurl.nl/n705gl

Monday, 2 March 2009

C# is likely to gain tuples so that you can return more than one value from a method! Revolutionary. ;-) #mvp09

Just given Anders Hejlsberg a leaflet on IronPython in Action. #mvp09

Ok, so now I understand all the twitter references to skittles... http://skittles.com/

Microsoft on porting Visual Studio from native code to managed code: "macros are evil when it comes to porting" #mvp09

Retweeting: Integrating Resolver One (.NET spreadsheet) with R (stats language for charts and analysis)! http://is.gd/lqHO via @gpjt

Sunday, 1 March 2009

Apple's net share down slightly. iPhone has ten times the share of Android: http://twurl.nl/lnwaec

On the 19th floor of the Hyatt in Seattle with free internet and a coool view. :-)

Saturday, 28 February 2009

I leave for the MVP Summit in Seattle in 2 hours. Really looking forward to it. :-)

Friday, 27 February 2009

Looks like Python will finally gain an ordered dictionary in the standard library with release 3.1 (PEP 372) http://twurl.nl/4nsjgd

Harry Pierson has been working on an IronPython debugger - this is so needed and way cool: http://twurl.nl/wey4lc

Anyone have (or know of...) a working Mac OS X 10.5 installer or build instructions for PIL and Python 2.6?

People keep reporting the same bug in my crappy pathutils module and I haven't got time to fix it and do another release (yet)... aargh

Enjoyed the Gin and tonics from the BASTA hotel bar - until I got the bill. 15 euros each!!! :-o

Wonderful error message(s) in failures in a Resolver One test run "Expects ClassA, got ClassA". We've obviously done something wrong...

I did two talks at BASTA. Of course the one they videoed was the one I felt nervous at. The IronPython Introduction was much more fun...

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