The effbot likes BEEP (see July 9th.)
What is BEEP? Well, see Bird's-eye BEEP. It's an XML based peer-to-peer asyncronous message protocol framework. Enough buzzwords for you? I can't say that I know what it's for, though...
Is Jesux a joke, or what? Well, I think it's funny, anyway.
I'm pretty sure that it is a joke, but you never can tell...
(Via Babu.)
Update: Turns out that it is a joke. Sort of.
Offend all your friends and family with South Park Studio!
You can also do this in Lego.
Update June 14th: Between us, we've done the Evo team!
Update March 18th, 2003: Main link updated - the buggers moved it! It's also had stuff added to it, though, so I'll let them off.
developerWorks' Java Zone has an interesting column - Platform-dependence "gotchas".
We have really got to do some cross platform testing!
See also Java optimization techniques.
Managing Software Engineers. One for Paul, my ever-suffering boss.
Like we are engineers. Yeah, right.
(Via Babu.)
Web design 'causes confusion'.
Basically, the categories used by the site ought to match the categories that the users perceives, but usually don't.
Of course, this is the case with for all UI design, not just web site design.
If you don't like learning new things, then you are in the wrong business.
If you need to parse complex text files, sooner or later re runs out. Either the whole thing becomes a hideous nightmare, or it can't do what you need at all.
When this happens, SimpleParse is probably what you need.
David Mertz has written about SimpleParse in his developerWorks article Parsing with the SimpleParse module. He explains EBNF, and gives an example, parsing smart ASCII.
Jeff Epler posts FinalMethods, which uses metaclasses to enforce final methods in Python.
Just don't ask me how it works, OK?
A new version of the open source ERP GNU enterprise has been released.
"GNU Enterprise (GNUe) is a suite of tools and applications for solving the needs of the enterprise. From human resources, accounting, customer relationship management and project management to supply chain or e-commerce, GNUe can handle the needs of any business, large or small. If you are looking for a full-function ERP, GNUe is the package for you." (From What is GNUe?)
(Via Python Daily URL)
Domenic Merenda has compiled a list of Large projects developed in Python.
Includes IBM, HP, Microsoft and NASA. Not included in his list, Industrial Light & Magic use Python too.
Update 24 June 2002: Details of the NASA thing.
Introduction to CSS Layout, at O'Reilly.
(Via Babu)
This site is all laid out with CSS. It all seems to work fine. I'll get around to CSSizing the rest of my site, too. Eventually.