What's new in Python 3.0

What's new in Python 3.0. Of particular note to me is the significant reworking of the Unicode bits. In Python 3, Unicode is in from the ground floor up. This is as it needs to be. The only way to do Unicode - in all its complexity - well, is to do it from the ground up.

Implement first, design later

"Far from being anathema, the idea is a very powerful one, especially in information modelling. --
Implement first, design later

Pet Peeves - English

"To get these pesky, trumped up bundles of sand and sparks to do our bidding we must find ways of expressing, in languages like English - with as little ambiguity as possible - what goes it, what comes out and what goes on in between...--Pet Peeves - English

Open Source Considered Harmful

"It is hot in this kitchen and getting hotter all the time. What to do? Find a way to reduce the heat or leverage the latest asbestos suits? We are mostly doing the latter. -- Open Source Considered Harmful

Better regulation through software

"There is a lot of talk these days about regulation, especially the kind intended to control the activities of financial organizations. I have a big problem with regulation." -- Better regulation through software

Technology - rent, lease or buy?

"Will we see the day when actually "buying" a computer or an application is less common than renting one?" -- Technology - rent, lease or buy?

Pet Peeves - XML

"We are teetering on the brink of a new edition of the XML standard : XML 1.0 5th Edition to be precise. This seems like an appropriate moment to look back at the XML roller-coaster and list off some personal peeves." -- Pet Peeves - XML