miniblog.

Turns out you can modify the __code__ attribute on functions in #Python. You could make a really elegant patching library I think.

Saw a prominent C developer's site with a 'valid HTML 3.2!' button. Reassuring!

Buffer overflow in #Python's socket library (both 2.x and 3.x): http://t.co/xgEKLorZj4 (looks like it's rarely used, fortunately)

Generalised variables with value types: http://t.co/wgIDdyuT89 (the whole blog is excellent)

There are languages that succeed because of their package manager, and there are languages that succeed in spite of their package manager.

Continuous deployment requires a good set of unit and integration tests that you have faith in, but it's magical once set up.

The most pragmatic way to store dates in JSON is Unix timestamps. It's a band-aid, but the best option I'm aware of.

If an idea is sufficiently thought through, only straightforward coding remains. However coding is how you discover if you've thought enough

Django 1.6 fixes https://code.djangoproject.com/ticket/9589 where the devserver stops on errors. It will save me several alt-tabs per day!

Seven laws of sane personal computing: http://t.co/WnUFl9pkcH

Providing integrations for your service is good, but providing webhooks is better. When in doubt, implement webhooks first.

.@discourse is shaping up into an amazing community project. I've previously looked at mailman, but I'm tempted to take discourse for a spin

Rather than just KeyError, I wish Python said "No such key 'fooz', did you mean 'foo'?"

€3/year hosting at http://t.co/M2UxKWOeFY. Too good to be true?

Turns out I've inadvertently reimplemented GNU Stow in my dotfiles repo. Nice to know I can switch to a widely used tool.