حمزہ شیخ عرف ایکچار (python کے بارے میں تحاریر)

Vision 2020

Hamza Sheikh — Mon, 30 Dec 2019 03:28:18 GMT

It has become a ritual to checkpoint my career every so often and try to figure out where to take it next. It has helped me identify what I want to do and then get all the proverbial ducks in a row. As 2019 nears its end it's time to reflect on my aspirations and what progress I made. Also, I need to plan for 2020.

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Contemplating 2019

Hamza Sheikh — Fri, 11 Jan 2019 07:22:56 GMT

I spent the holidays in 2018 contemplating what my career in 2019 should look like. It has become a ritual to checkpoint my career every so often and try to figure out where to take it next. It has helped me identify what I want to do and then get all the proverbial ducks in a row.

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Programming Languages Don't Die

Hamza Sheikh — Thu, 01 Mar 2018 04:58:17 GMT

We agree, we subscribe to the philosophy "languages never die". There are new languages added to the mix so things become more complex. It's part of the problem we're trying to solve and help dev #gofaster

This quote is from ActiveState on Twitter. It got me thinking especially because I am -- seemingly forever -- grappling with the idea of which programming language will help my career in the future.

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Python is the New bash

Hamza Sheikh — Tue, 09 Jan 2018 05:03:00 GMT

bash (or at least Bourne shell sh) is ubiquitous in the Linux and BSD world. Replacing it with Python will not be easy, painless, or quick. But the plethora of base tools written in Python for Linux distributions testifies to the mindshare Python has gained. I don't expect the likes of FreeBSD, for example, to bring Python into base anytime soon. But we as users can certainly replace our code written in shell with Python.

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Unix Shell Programming: Lessons Learned

Hamza Sheikh — Thu, 10 Nov 2016 19:30:20 GMT

I have been writing tiny shell scripts for many years now. It was always with the help of DuckDuckGo searches and places like StackOverflow. I never grasped the history, features, syntax, etc. of shells. This all changed when I got serious about learning Unix shell programming.

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Port Shell Scripts to Python

Hamza Sheikh — Sat, 16 Apr 2016 15:32:29 GMT

make is a legendary tool to build software and is equally notorious at the same time. It is really good at what it does and has been forked many times to fix its many flaws and papercuts.

There are alternatives implemented with or without custom domain specific languages (DSL). Some are implemented in Python, such as SCons, pymake, Waf, BuildIt, and Invoke. Some are implemented in other languages like cmake, RAKE, Ninja, and Blur. The question to ask is: which would you use to solve what problems?

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Deciding What to Learn Next is Hard

Hamza Sheikh — Fri, 12 Feb 2016 23:16:36 GMT

I have an ever present restlessness when it comes to figuring out what to learn next. It's a source of agitation and sometimes stress. It's even more unhealthy when I feel that way at times when I can do nothing about it, especially during some much needed downtime.

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