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Python's status as a good teaching language doesn't really make it a *poor* choice for anything. Maybe not the most fun, though it's plenty powerful and nice if you're coming to it from C++, Java, or similar.

I don't like Python but I recognize it purely as a matter of taste. I'd never say it's not a serious choice for serious work.

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06-12-2011 , 06:53 PM

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Not sure if it's the same at MIT, but I know from my own experiences that a lot of "Intro to" courses at Uni aren't necessarily taught by those who really want to be doing it so don't be too hard on him

Juk

This may be true as well. This particular instructor is taking over the class from the other instructor. I get the impression that the intro class isn't something he wishes to teach, though he seems to enjoy it on some level.

I don't want to give the impression that he is a bad teacher. He is really good. His ability to say a bunch of stuff at once yet explain it in understandable detail is amazing, but take that as a grain since I don't have much to compare him too. I went to massage school, so you can use your imagination on the teachers I am comparing to.

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06-13-2011 , 06:21 PM

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Today I came upon the following awesome variable name, courtesy of Indian programmers:

$admin_demomode_updation_not_allowed_array

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06-13-2011 , 06:26 PM

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lmao.

I have to admit at times some of my variable names are probably quite comparable :S

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06-13-2011 , 06:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Gullanian

lmao.

I have to admit at times some of my variable names are probably quite comparable :S

well whatever else you can say it certainly doesn't lack clarity

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06-13-2011 , 07:29 PM

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agree that it's perfectly clear, as long as you think "updation" is a word. ah, our friends from india.

edit: also why is it an array?

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06-13-2011 , 07:33 PM

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it's an array of actions for which a demo user had no updation rights.

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06-14-2011 , 01:21 AM

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My favorite phrase from our off shore resources was "do the needful". You would get an email from them explaining a problem an encouraging you to be doing the needful to fix it. Dirtiest sounding innocuous phrase I ever heard.

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06-14-2011 , 01:46 AM

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I'm doing an architecture proposal for a scalable, highly available webapp. Does anyone have recommendations for caching? I know of memcached which can help alleviate db load by caching objects/query results. It's been around awhile and iirc is pretty stable and proven.

Just curious of there's anything newer and better for that type of thing.

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06-14-2011 , 02:19 AM

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my main contact at the company has been calling "mate" at odd times. not sure what that's about.

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06-14-2011 , 02:45 AM

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I make extensive use of memcached. Very simple to use. APC is pretty solid as well and can be used in tandem if you like.

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06-14-2011 , 03:02 AM

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APC isn't bad, but I prefer eAccelerator because it'll cache your compiled code to disk. That way a server restart doesn't slow everything down too badly.

Otherwise I agree. Memcache is great for caching data. APC/eAccelerator/whatever is great for caching code. Use both.

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06-14-2011 , 03:30 AM

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I have no experience with eAccelerator so I didn't mention it. APC has been useful for me and memcached is awesome, obviously. My stuff is all small/mid-sized projects, though.

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06-14-2011 , 03:39 AM

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Redis quite widely used now as an alternative to Memcached (although it does work slightly differently)

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06-14-2011 , 06:16 AM

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Redis quite widely used now as an alternative to Memcached (although it does work slightly differently)

What's up the the million and one different glorified hash table server/frameworks now?

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Redis is an open source, advanced key-value store. It is often referred to as a data structure server since keys can contain strings, hashes, lists, sets and sorted sets.

To my knowledge, this is essentially the same as memcached, couchdb, cassandra, big table, dynamo, etc.

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06-14-2011 , 07:08 AM

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The difference with Redis is that it is not written to disk. All the data is stored in memory and so it is super super fast.

Actually Redis can be periodically written to disk but at any time, the entire data structure is always available via memory

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06-14-2011 , 09:38 AM

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Just paid a year upfront for a HyperV Virtual Dedicated server, love having a decent server again for once!

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06-14-2011 , 09:58 AM

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I have no experience with eAccelerator so I didn't mention it. APC has been useful for me and memcached is awesome, obviously. My stuff is all small/mid-sized projects, though.

A pretty large site I work on uses APC and memcached to keep functional despite a cluster of 6 beefy systems.

I think the APC/eAccelerator difference matters most for a smaller system. The PHP recompliation time matters more, the higher a proportion of your total resources it takes.

So for my single not-nearly-so-beefy server that's hosting for or 5 websites, most of which are vulnerable to an instalanche, I use eAccelerator.

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06-14-2011 , 10:35 AM

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a friend of mine is a project manager and her favorite was when one of the indian devs complained that so-and-so was "screwing my happiness".

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What's up the the million and one different glorified hash table server/frameworks now?

inorite? it's crazy. we should just pick one, like how we've picked just one web server, servlet container, compiler, JVM, virtual machine provider, operating system, editor, revision control system, ...

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06-14-2011 , 10:45 AM

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It's back to VAX/VMS for everyone.

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06-14-2011 , 11:20 AM

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One thing I've noticed about the Indian students in my grad classes is that none of them want to directly disagree with the professor. They appear to have collectively agreed that "I have a doubt about ..." is the best way to do this. Even when it was a simple thing like the professor forgot something and we clearly didn't have enough information to do the homework.

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06-14-2011 , 11:43 AM

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i think that's a fairly prevalent aspect of indian culture: deference to authority and an unwillingness to say 'no'.

(#include std_disclaimer_not_racist_but.h)

btw irishthug, i've loved your avatar for a long time but have never posted in a thread with you so my love has remained a secret. until now!

i get a lot of mileage out of my pink "unicorn power!" shirt and even wore it to the 2+2 meetup in 2009 or 2010.

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06-14-2011 , 11:44 AM

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It's back to PDP-10 for everyone.

fyp.

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06-14-2011 , 11:59 AM

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Yeah, I'm sure that is it. I just notice it because I am the complete opposite side of this. At this point of higher education, we should be able to discuss things and share opinions. I've also gotten to the point were I can tell when a professor and I disagree on something and when asking a question isn't going to be productive.

Yeah, Perry Bible Fellowship is awesome.