Monthly Archives: September 2005

On my still continuing quest for a perfect Python on Rails (a.k.a. an easy-to-use web framework for Python), TurboGear is my latest find. TurboGear is not a framework written from scratch, but rather a composite of a couple Python components: * Kid, for Zope-like templates.* Mochikit, for AJAX stuff on the browser side.* SQLObject, aContinue reading “TurboGear”

I gather that some people got the impression that LINQ is just reinventing SQL, while actually it goes beyond normal SQL. It’s not just for database access, actually that’s just one application of it: DLinq. Well, of course this depends on how you define a database. Because, let’s face it, LINQ is just a wayContinue reading “LINQ Goes Beyond Databases”

I’ve been away from reading tech weblogs for a while and a lot has been happening, apparently. Most notably, I think, is Microsoft’s LINQ project. LINQ stands for Language Integrated Query. Here is the MSDN site, and here’s an explanation of what it is and does. What it comes down to is that it integratesContinue reading “LINQ and Language Complexity”

Hi, if you’re reading this and just started finding your way in the (to you still) amazing world of computers: stop while you still can. Seriously, the deeper you dig, the more crap you’ll dig up. Sorry about that. I’m back! It has been a while since my last post on this blog. There areContinue reading “Computers: Avoid”

Well, for almost a week now I’m living in Dublin and I like it so far. Until recently I lived with my parents and this is the first time that I’m living on my own. And it’s in a city where I’ve never been before, in a city I’ve never been before, speaking a languageContinue reading “Dublin”

Just a couple more days and I’ll leave to study and live in Dublin, Ireland for a year. My airplane leaves at 7 p.m. next Tuesday evening (September 6th). I’m looking forward to it. I also managed to get a room there, which is quite a relief. It seems to be a nice room quiteContinue reading “Off to Dublin Soon”