Month: April 2014

  • How to write Boost.Python type converters

    Boost.Python [1] makes it possible to write C++ that “feels” like Python. The library is powerful and sometimes subtle. This is as compared with the Python C API, where the experience is very far removed from writing Python code.

    Part of making C++ feel more like Python is allowing …

  • How to write Boost.Python type converters

    Boost.Python [1] makes it possible to write C++ that “feels” like Python. The library is powerful and sometimes subtle. This is as compared with the Python C API, where the experience is very far removed from writing Python code.

    Part of making C++ feel more like Python is allowing …

  • Speaking: Words in Code

    The slides from my ACCU 2014 talk, Words in Code, are available on SlideShare, from http://www.slideshare.net/petegoodliffe/words-in-code. Here’s the synopsis: As software developers we do not just write code. We write many, many words too. We write …

  • Speaking: Words in Code

    The slides from my ACCU 2014 talk, Words in Code, are available on SlideShare, from http://www.slideshare.net/petegoodliffe/words-in-code. Here’s the synopsis: As software developers we do not just write code. We write many, many words too. We write …

  • Top four JavaZone 2013 talk – The Unreasonable Effectiveness of Dynamic Typing

    I’m very happy to see that my talk on The Unreasonable Effectiveness of Dynamic Typing was rated fourth of all the talks in the show. Thanks to everyone who attended and voted.

  • Top four JavaZone 2013 talk – The Unreasonable Effectiveness of Dynamic Typing

    I’m very happy to see that my talk on The Unreasonable Effectiveness of Dynamic Typing was rated fourth of all the talks in the show. Thanks to everyone who attended and voted.