はてなブックマーク

5 Programming Languages That Are Probably Doomed by Nick Kolakowski Jul 29, 2019 5 min read Not all programming languages endure forever. In fact, even the most popular ones inevitably crumble away, as new generations of developers embrace other languages and frameworks they find easier to work with. In order to determine which programming languages are likely doomed in the medium- to long-term, w

Exploring Intel's Distribution for Python by David Bolton Jul 5, 2016 6 min read For years, Intel has focused on two programming languages: C++ and Fortran. Now they have released a third language implementation: Python. The release includes a number of packages used in high-performance computing, including NumPy/SciPy. So how does Intel’s distribution compare to standard Python (i.e., CPython)? T

7 Top Python GUI Frameworks by David Bolton Aug 7, 2017 6 min read As a Python developer, sooner or later you'll want to write an application with a graphical user interface. Fortunately, there are a lot of Python GUI options: The Python wiki on GUI programming lists over 30 cross-platform frameworks, as well as Pyjamas, a tool for cross-browser Web development based on a port of the Google Web To

Why I Choose PostgreSQL Over MySQL/MariaDB by David Bolton Mar 19, 2015 5 min read For the past ten years, developers and tech pros have made a game of comparing MySQL and PostgreSQL, with the latter seen by many as technically superior. Those who support PostgreSQL argue that its standards support and ACID compliance outweighs MySQL’s speed. MySQL remains popular thanks to its inclusion in every