Introduction to D-Tale for interactive data exploration... (more…)

This post explains what unit tests are and how they can help you write and make changes to Lambda function code more quickly. It also walks through an example Python function and unit test. (more…)

I am a big fan of Dave Whyte’s vector animations, like this one: It was generated using a special animation language called Processing (here is Dave … (more…)

There’re a fairly large number of APIs offering real-time and historical currency exchange rate out there. currencylayer API is one of the best. It’s an easy-to-use JSON API supporting 168 currencies, delivering accurate, reliable and consistent currency ... (more…)

I struggled with setting up an effective development environment as a new Python developer. It was difficult to build the right habits and to find a set of tools I enjoyed to use. (more…)