Compendium of Wondrous Links vol XI

It has been a while since the last time. More food for though! Python Python 3 upgrade strategy. The time has come to take migrating to python 3 seriously. Another addition to Python-to-c++ compilers, in a similar way to Cython: Pythran. I tested it with code from my recent post $7.11 in four prices and the Decimal type, revisited and it worked quite well, though it’s arguably a very simple test. Speed was quite good, better than Cython, actually. Powering the Python PyPI. These people deserve a lot of credit. PyPI is really important… Read More

My concerns with Bitcoin as a currency

Today I retweeted this brilliant tweet: 2014 year of the bitcoin desktop — Charles HooperLee (@charleshooper) January 1, 2014 So, to start the year, I’ve decided to share some of my thought on the bit coin issue, and some of the problems I see. As I am not an economist, I’m not going to go into the deflation / long term scenario. For what I know, that’s very bad, but as that can lead to a deep economic conversation, one I don’t really want to get into, as I lack of the… Read More