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nginx, gunicorn and repeated requests

Posted on February 27, 2016 by miles

I ran into an interesting issue today that I could not find anywhere on Google, so wanted to document it. In my move over from C++ app development to web development, I suddenly found I was hugely distanced from the … Continue reading →

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Micro Python: Python for microcontrollers

Posted on November 14, 2013 by miles

A good friend of mine, Damien George, has been busy this year creating “Micro Python” – an implementation of Python 3.3 for microcontrollers. He has a Kickstarter going here – this is an amazingly cool project, please check it out! … Continue reading →

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Git and .pycs – not the best of friends

Posted on September 17, 2013 by miles

Coming from a C++ background, using Python for the first time was pretty amazing.  The ease with which you can link in other libraries and quickly write code is fantastic.  Learning and using Git for the first time on the … Continue reading →

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Learning Python

Posted on September 11, 2013 by miles

About a year ago my wife and I packed up all our things and moved to the Silicon Valley to work for SurveyMonkey.  As well as changing job, city and country, I switched from being a Windows application developer to … Continue reading →

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