Originally posted on analyticsindiamag. The job of compilers is to translate programming languages written by humans into binary executable by computer hardware. Compilers run on large complex, heterogeneous, non-deterministic, and constantly changing systems. Optimising compilers is difficult because the number of possible optimisations is huge. Designing heuristics that take all of these considerations into account ultimately becomes...
Originally posted on hackernoon. So, you want to learn programming but you’re unsure what programming language to learn, This is a position that every programmer has been in at some point. Over the last few years, JavaScript has made a name for itself as an incredibly popular programming language, especially for beginners. You may be...
Originally posted on itproportal. Coroutines are useful, are gaining popularity, and are here to stay, which means that developers will need to learn best practices of using coroutines. Coroutines have been known as a concept and used in various niches for ages, since Melvin Conway coined the term in 1958. Coroutines are lightweight, independent instances...
Originally posted on zdnet. But Python has also gained 2.2 million developers over the past year while Java adds 1.7 million since 2017. avaScript remains by far the most popular programming language with developers, followed by Python and then Java, according to analyst firm SlashData’s latest survey of developers. The company’s State of the Developer Nation...
Originally posted on hackernoon. Today you’re going to learn how to use Python programming in a way that can ultimately save a lot of space on your drive by removing all the duplicates. Intro In many situations you may find yourself having duplicates files on your disk and but when it comes to tracking and...
Originally posted on techrepublic. Aspiring coders might be tempted to blast their way through tutorials so they can grab that all-important interview. But success may lie in playing the long game. It’s only natural of us to try to learn something new as quickly as possible if the end goal is a better job, or...
Originally posted on decrypt. Ethereum developer Christoph Burgdorf has announced a novel smart contract language focused on safety, called Fe. In brief A new Ethereum smart contract language called Fe has been announced. Using Vyper as a foundation, Fe developers aim to improve its safety. While novel, Fe will look familiar to developers that have...
Originally posted on dev. To see the code for these examples, click here There are seemingly endless ways of dealing with state management in React. Trying to understand the options, the tradeoffs between them, and how they work can be overwhelming. When I’m trying to learn something, seeing a side by side comparison implementing some common...
Originally posted on hackernoon. Responding to the Serverless Revolution Introduction Unlike containers, which were an incremental change introducing smaller VMs with less isolation, serverless technology has produced truly disruptive change, yet to be fully absorbed by the software industry. We need to stop talking about faster horses and start talking about race cars. While cloud...
Originally posted no dev. There are a plethora of websites where you can practice Data Structures and Algorithms questions. Even though there are a lot of choices, beginners might have a difficult time choosing one. Why? Because the majority of these websites are tailored to experienced developers. They feel overwhelming, and it feels like there...
Originally posted on towardsdatascience. If you’re bored of Java or Python, this might bring your career to the next level Ifyou haven’t used Scala yet, you’re not the only one: Not even four percent of all programmers were using the language as of last year, according to StackOverflow. That puts it at rank 22 of the...
Originally posted on dev. I had collected some points and created a list of some best practices for software development. I plan to refer to this list from time to time to help me become a better Engineer. Publishing the list so that others too may refer and get benefitted from this list. Learn &...
Originally posted on dev. python-journey (3 Part Series) 1Python pro tips2Memoization in short3About Python imports What problem does memoization solve?In a nutshell, it prevents ineffectiveness. Why The code is not as brilliant as you might think. Sometimes, it needs to repeat stuff over and over to do its job. The great idea with memoization is...
Originally posted on thenextweb. Python 3.9 is expected to be released on Monday 5th October 2020. Prior to releasing the official version, the developers had planned to release six alpha, five beta preview, and two release candidates. At the time of writing this article, the first candidate was recently released on 11 August. Now, we’re anxiously...
Originally posted on mattwestcott. How to improve your spaghetti asyncio code By now you might be familiar with the term ‘structured concurrency’. It’s a way to write concurrent programs that’s easier than manually taking care of the lifespan of concurrent tasks. The best overview is Notes on structured concurrency by Nathaniel Smith (or his video if you prefer). This post...
Originally posted on mlwhiz. Pandas is one of the best data manipulation libraries in recent times. It lets you slice and dice, groupby, join and do any arbitrary data transformation. You can take a look at this post, which talks about handling most of the data manipulation cases using a straightforward, simple, and matter of fact...
Originally posted on moz. Many of us are helping businesses that are facing hard times, or we’re facing hard times ourselves. If you’re working for a company (or client) that’s in trouble, the use of SMS chatbots could be a way for you to look outside your normal list of solutions and help them succeed...
Originally posted on zdnet. A team of researchers from MIT and Intel have created an algorithm that can create algorithms. In the long term, that could radically change the role of software developers. For the vast majority of humans, writing code is akin to learning a new language – but researchers from Intel and MIT...
Originally posted on smashingmagazine. Just like during the Renaissance, we’re living in times of incredible cultural and artistic innovation. As the Internet evolves, browsers align, capabilities are added and accessibility of technology becomes easier, designers face new opportunities to create, think, and change their status with no-code tools. The word Renaissance — which means “rebirth” in...
Originally posted on infoworld. Whether you’re a beginner, a moderately skilled dev, or an expert, there’s a book in this lineup to expand your Python programming powers The more popular or more powerful a programming language, the better the odds of finding not only many books about it, but a diversity of books. As Python has soared...
