Getting back into Python.
18 April 2007The first position I had as a programmer involved programming using python almost exclusively. This was back in 2001. Unfortunately, along with the rest of the dot-com bubble my employer ran out of money and I along with almost the entire company found ourselves laid off and looking for work.
In those days it seemed that not to many people had heard of Python or gave it any credence. So, I had to follow the dollars and find work using other programing languages and technologies. But python was always in the back of my head.
Finally, I find myself in the position to build an application suite for a client using Python as the primary language. My, how things have changed since then. Python has really matured and improved it’s features. Also, it’s no longer suffering from obscurity.
But, one thing has remained the same, cutting code using Python is pretty darn fun. I am not quite the same Python hacker I was back then but, it’s like any other skill one develops and just needs a little practice to get back up to speed.
