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by ntoll 1y ago
You mean, collaborative coding a la Google docs? Nope. :-) There is no back-end through which one could coordinate such things. It's all done in-browser.
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PySnippets – easily write, run and share Python in the browser(pysnippets.org)
3 points by ntoll 1y ago|3 comments
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by ntoll 1y ago
Ever wanted to quickly share and run Python code via a URL? Well, now you can! PySnippets is JSFiddle or CodePen but for Python in the browser (via PyScript). It's a static website. All the logic runs in the browser. No back-end or clo
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by ntoll 1y ago
Antonio is a star. He's also a very talented artist.
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by ntoll 3y ago
I wonder what old school international grandmasters like Theydon Bois (France), Pim Li Ko (China) and Will Esden-Green (UK) would think of the modern game... We've lost the creativity, bravery and elegance of such players, from a time
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by ntoll 4y ago
Thirded... our world is a better place because of Sam and his contributions.
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by ntoll 5y ago
I skim in the morning for "News". I avoid otherwise because of the "Hacker" (i.e. tech bro) vibes.
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by ntoll 5y ago
https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/lewis-herber-murray-... (Lewis Herber is pseudonym of Murray Bookchin)
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by ntoll 5y ago
This is a similar project (by a friend), that recreates the look and feel of the outstanding UK Government design system: https://gdcss.netlify.app/ Same idea and Pico (classless, simple, small etc).
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by ntoll 5y ago
I managed to get MicroPython versions of these working on a micro:bit with the speaker directly plugged into the IO pins. Lots of fun, and MicroPython was definitely quick enough. :-)
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by ntoll 5y ago
... writing a blog can also be life changing. Putting thoughts into words for others to understand is a creative activity that keeps on giving for all sorts of subtle reasons. (What reasons..? Write a blog and find out for yourself!)
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by ntoll 5y ago
I read this way back when. It deserves its status as a classic. I highly recommend it.
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The rinds of the Cheese Shop menu(blog.piwheels.org)
35 points by ntoll 5y ago|7 comments
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by ntoll 5y ago
Some fun archaeology and digging around into the dark and weird corners of PyPI. I, for one, didn't realise that "Kenneth Reitz" is a perfectly valid version number! :-)
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by ntoll 5y ago
The ultimate source of this is Aristotle... the original is (from memory), something like this: Those who can, do; those who understand, teach.
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by ntoll 5y ago
Perhaps a more humorous illustration of the same principle: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sAz_UvnUeuU
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by ntoll 5y ago
The only failure of education that I see around here relates to the schooling of HN users who don't have the wherewithal or self awareness to understand that they're pushing ignorant, prejudiced and unkind opinions.
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by ntoll 5y ago
Eyup Daniele, it's great to see this get some recognition and visibility. It's a very useful framework for documentation. Best of luck with the job hunt..!
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by ntoll 6y ago
Me too
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by ntoll 6y ago
I'm an open source contributor. I've worked/collaborated with Adafruit. They support the ecosystem. Perhaps they don't blow their own trumpet in this respect (and should, so you could see how the do give back). My experi
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by ntoll 6y ago
The "bits that are missing" relate to Python's standard library, which is huge. MicroPython has svelte versions of many of Python's standard library modules... Pick and choose what you need, given your specific context.
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by ntoll 6y ago
Yup. Kudos to the maintainers and volunteer contributors who continue to work on these tools. As some of the other comments here show, it's a thankless task.
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by ntoll 6y ago
MicroPython is an amazing achievement, and Damien has done fantastic work growing the project.
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by ntoll 6y ago
I know Sam (the creator) and can vouch that he's a good guy and a bit of a legend. He hasn't had the easiest of rides when it comes to sustainable support for his work. I'd encourage folks to contribute here: https:/&#x
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by ntoll 6y ago
LambdaMoo, BayMoo (and the now defunct ParkMoo) were all favourite haunts of mine in the mid-90s when I was at university. Perhaps I'm feeling nostalgic for those innocent pre-social-media times: I'm in the process of writing a Py
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by ntoll 7y ago
A brief look around their website will reveal a wealth of high quality educational resources.
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by ntoll 7y ago
https://us.abrsm.org/en/our-exams/music-theory-exams/ You're welcome. ;-)
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by ntoll 7y ago
Note to self (as the author of the "Mu" editor, https://codewith.mu/ ) - two letter project names are just asking for name collisions. ;-)
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by ntoll 7y ago
Limor and Adafruit are an inspiration.
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by ntoll 7y ago
I was directly involved in this project. For the record, the micro:bit was originally based upon the CodeBug ( http://www.codebug.org.uk/ ) by Andrew Robinson, who definitely deserves a mention in this story. I, too, share yo

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