Help me learn a few new programming languages. Python, Perl, Lisp, Haskell, Ruby.
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posted by jgunsch
on Jul 9, 2009 -
22 answers
I'm a journalist with not much database programming experience. However I have been fascinated by the government and other agencies making their data available for developers to play with, and I think a newspaper could do wonders with this data. How do I get in on the fun?
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posted by Blandanomics
on Jul 8, 2009 -
9 answers
How is it like to own a ball python? I'm asking for personal experiences only please, as I can always Google for husbandry, etc.
posted by Yasuo
on Jun 26, 2009 -
15 answers
This is something that's been bugging me for a while....
Given a USB port and an LED (perhaps more components required?), and a program running on the PC, how do you get from here, to the simplest case I can think of - making a line of code flip the state of an LED? Either a practical example, or some recommendations for topics that would drag me in the right direction.
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posted by BishopsLoveScifi
on Jun 25, 2009 -
12 answers
I'm teaching a course on bioinformatic programming for high schoolers. Which language should I teach it in? And do you have any nifty ideas for easy projects that fall under the bioinformatics header?
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posted by bergeycm
on Jun 25, 2009 -
20 answers
Is there a reliable, not-too-expensive hosting company out there that lets you post server scripts in most open-source languages?
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posted by grumblebee
on Jun 5, 2009 -
11 answers
Using a Mako template and CSS, I need to generate a m x n grid display from a variable length list of elements.
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posted by zippy
on May 22, 2009 -
7 answers
existing python ADT structures within available libraries that are efficient at tagging schemas?
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posted by figTree
on May 13, 2009 -
6 answers
Help me choose between Python and Java for a specific type of programming.
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posted by eebs
on Mar 20, 2009 -
27 answers
I'm looking for a command-line tool that can return a volume value for specific points of time in an MP3 file.
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posted by joe vrrr
on Mar 10, 2009 -
7 answers
PyFilter: I need a one-liner (?) in Python to convert 9/2/09 style dates to 9/2/2009, while also understanding 9/2/71 to be 9/2/1971. Help!
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posted by rokusan
on Mar 4, 2009 -
10 answers
What's the difference between Ruby on Rails and Python from a non-programmer's perspective? Are there advantages or disadvantages I should be aware of? I'm working on a project that needs web dev help, but I'm just a designer with no clue between the two.
posted by ckohrman
on Mar 2, 2009 -
10 answers
I have many wav files that I need to modify in the same way. Specifically, I want to fade in from zero dB for the first 5 ms and fade out to zero db for the last 5 ms.
What do I use?
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posted by pealco
on Feb 25, 2009 -
7 answers
I need to take form data from an web page and export it to a Microsoft Word File. I have a bunch of form data in HTML which I can convert to XML/JSON. The users will click 'Export to Word Template 1, 2, 3, etc.' and the website will create a .doc file for them to download depending on the template / look-and-feel they select. Can I do this with non-Microsoft technologies like javascript and Python? The key requirements here is the ability to export the same data to different layouts. I have a feeling I can do this with XML / WordML, but the formatting piece looks daunting. What is the easiest way to do this without hooking into COM?
posted by kaizen
on Feb 25, 2009 -
6 answers
What web framework, preferably in Python, should I use to develop a student reports web application?
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posted by topynate
on Feb 15, 2009 -
9 answers
Data/Python/Other programming filter: How do I construct and traverse a simple network of data?
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posted by latentflip
on Feb 12, 2009 -
7 answers
Hive-mind Python users, I call upon thee. I'm just learning the language, and I think I'm missing something pretty obvious regarding making a nested while and if loop work. There's
64 lines of code and...
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posted by TrueVox
on Feb 4, 2009 -
21 answers
I have a problem with VisionEgg1.1 and Rectangle3D on a Mac with OS 10.5. Please help!
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posted by katers890
on Jan 14, 2009 -
4 answers
Is there a free library that will decode/read a barcode from an image?
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posted by Maia
on Dec 3, 2008 -
5 answers
Help me find an online file manager that doesn't suck! Everything I've found so far falls into two categories, either (a) sucking, a lot, or (b) requiring, for inexplicable reasons, a database backend. I just want something that will handle file uploads and basic file management (move, rename, delete, copy).
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posted by larsks
on Dec 2, 2008 -
5 answers
Is there a solution for producing highly formatted documents programmatically, that is an alternative to ReportLab?
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posted by Pontifex
on Oct 18, 2008 -
10 answers
I have a web service that generates errors. Currently, each time there's an error, it gets sent to an admin mailing list.
Is there an open-source tool that will summarize repeated duplicate errors, rather than generating a separate notification for each?
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posted by zippy
on Sep 26, 2008 -
6 answers
[Linux/Ubuntu] I need to run some pretty intensive calculations. How can I load a very minimal Gnome session for that purpose ?
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posted by nalf
on Sep 2, 2008 -
10 answers
Can one find the coordinates (x,y,height,width) of a thumbnail taken out of the original image, programmatically?
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posted by Mach5
on Sep 1, 2008 -
10 answers
How do you keep track of all your python libraries and modules and previous work?
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posted by figTree
on Aug 26, 2008 -
6 answers
I need to be able to automatically identify language (English, Japaneese, Russian, etc ... ) in which a particular blog-post has been written. (lang attribute might or might not be available).
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posted by chexov
on Jul 20, 2008 -
4 answers
I am trying to decide which web language + framework to focus on for learning this summer. I am stuck between PHP, Python (with Django maybe) or Ruby (on Rails).
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posted by the_dude
on May 29, 2008 -
35 answers
If my favourite reference on C++ is
The C++ Programming Language by Stroustrup, what would be my favourite book on Ruby. (And my favourite book on Python.)
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posted by chunking express
on May 21, 2008 -
17 answers
How do I learn new programming languages and start using modern web apps without getting frustrated and angry?
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posted by Zarkonnen
on May 14, 2008 -
33 answers
Faster techniques for grabbing lines of a file and doing text manipulation and arithmetic via shell (or other) scripting?
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posted by Blazecock Pileon
on May 9, 2008 -
20 answers
I need to generate numbers that fall into a power-law / zipf / long-tail distribution. Does anyone know of a python library that can do that?
posted by k7lim
on Apr 7, 2008 -
8 answers
What is the "state of the art" with respect to Python on Windows for Active Directory administration and interfacing with MS-SQL 2000/2005/2008?
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posted by adipocere
on Apr 2, 2008 -
7 answers
I'm planning on starting a database freelancing business. I understand a lot of people prefer Microsoft Access or FileMaker. With the current evolving trend of applications going on the web and add to that my somewhat good experience with PHP, HTML, Javascript and CSS I'm seeking a cross platform efficient application environment. This is why I believe Access and FileMaker are not an option, I'm also more experienced with high level languages than I am with Access or FileMaker.
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posted by mrbloo
on Mar 13, 2008 -
11 answers
What are some fun and simple puzzles or cryptography I can solve with Python to help me learn the basics?
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posted by cowbellemoo
on Feb 28, 2008 -
12 answers
how do I get apache to call local python script that calls modules that are in a different place?
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posted by brent_h
on Jan 18, 2008 -
3 answers
