Posts related to (software) programming
In this blog, I’ll show you how you can help VB programmers to transition to (or understand) Python. Function To get a VB programmer to “map” concept and keywords in Python, here’s a simple guide that you can use: def is to function varname:vartype is to varname as vartype -> vartype is to as vartype …
One major reason why most programmers find it hard to adapt to new programming languages is that they’re stuck in their current programming language perspective or viewpoint. You probably heard the saying “if the only tool you have is a hammer, then every problem looks like nails to you” (or something like that) — and …
Programming Perspective using SQL as point of reference Read More »
If you haven’t used the “partial” function, it essentially allows you to shorten the signature of your function calls, usually when you keep passing the same initial arguments to them. Simple Use Case Example, say you have a function that multiplies 2 numbers and returns the result: Normally, you’d use it like this: Nothing new …
Why you should know Pythons Partial if you’re using TKinter Read More »
A follow up on my previous blog about IOC — this time we’re writing a very simple and short code (bare minimum) to illustrate the idea, and how to implement it. We’re going to write a web framework to illustrate IOC since many of you will be familiar with a web application and/or framework. Once …
Here’s a topic that was discussed on a discord channel back in 2021 and what I proposed to that discussion — what are your options when a publisher (say in a factory/plant) had to change the topic? The reasons could be many, one of which, is that their current topic namespaces are starting to conflict …
Got an idea for a game several months ago, but I realized that I need to learn and re-learn a lot of the concepts so that when I do build the 2D game in my head, it’d be as smooth and as fun as possible. One of the idea I had in my game is …
Though there are more than 3 ways to print strings in Python, here are my Top 3 picks! The % operator and tuple values I like this because it works on both Python 3 and Python 2 so it means you can better standardize how to print strings. The idea is simple, you put some …
You wouldn’t be thinking of doing this unless you’re supporting old/legacy applications that cannot be upgraded. Heck, you might not even know what VB6 is 🙂 That’s exactly why this kind of article rarely ever gets written 🙂 And that’s one of the main reasons I created a blog — so I can post these …
Multi-verse of Basic: Using VB.Net Control in VB6 Application Read More »
If you’re doing some automation in Excel, you should know that you’re not limited to the world of Workbook and Worksheets. There’s a world out there that you can access from within Excel, and one of those worlds is the web API. In this blog, I’ll show you the most basic (bare minimum) code to …
Using the baseline MQTT sample codes from my last blog, I incorporated a visual element using PyGame so we can represent the oven temperatures as colored sprite on the screen. If you have not read that blog yet, here’s the link: Demo video I uploaded the recording of my test as it’s best shown as …