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@programmer_ke

Programmer from Kenya. Collaborations: https://xitter.gq/t.co/zoxumRYgGN

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Joined September 2010
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Emacs turns 50! technologyreview.com/2026/10…
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The Python functools.cmp_to_key utility converts a sorting comparison function (e.g. Python 2, JavaScript) into a sorting key. It works is by returning a custom object whose sorting protocol methods are defined in terms of the comparison function. github.com/python/cpython/bl…
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In the ABC language, the precursor to Python, the structures that roughly corresponded to collections were called 'trains'
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From novice to master and back again. The original author of GNU su having to relearn again. blog.djmnet.org/2013/01/14/f…
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The official python docs site appears to be down
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Rob Pike accepting his USENIX Lifetime Achievement Award youtube.com/watch?v=wSXATB0H…
Acceptance video for the 2026 USENIX Lifetime Achievement Award (the...

Acceptance video for the 2026 USENIX Lifetime Achievement Award (the...

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Replying to @kai_fell
X has thrown it back at you😂
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HN is about to rediscover Domain Driven Design
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Replying to @prestonjbyrne
The 'invasion fleet'
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