I posted a version of this to [JJ Behrens' Blog post about Ruby](http://jjinux.blogspot.com/2007/06/ruby-python-programmers-perspective.html), and decided it was probably worth also posting here. I use and like both Ruby and Python, here's why... #### Things I like about Ruby with respect to Python 1. I think Ruby is the only language...

[This message](http://www.manning-sandbox.com/thread.jspa?messageID=55639&tstart=0#55639) showed up in the Manning Sandbox forum for wxPython In Action.  After saying some nice things about the book, the poster has some suggestions: > I would love to see an advanced volume covering topics such as XRC, using XML to define a screen layout; creating custom widgets... ...

Let me promote this from the comment section -- it's not hard to find, it's the only comment on the previous post. > What is your favorite Python IDE? Your editor choices are interesting and valid but I wondered if you have a preffered IDE for Python and wxPython work?...

Here's a little riff inspired by one of the examples in Martin Fowler's book [Refactoring](http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?link_code=ur2&tag=10prinhell-20&camp=1789&creative=9325&location=%2FRefactoring-Improving-Design-Existing-Code%2Fdp%2F0201485672%2Fsr%3D8-1%2Fqid%3D1158123700%2Fref%3Dpd_bbs_1%3Fie%3DUTF8%26s%3Dbooks), which is another great programming book that deserves an appreciation post one of these days. This was actually also spawned by code that I've read, and later realized that Fowler did a similar example. Thing...

Saturday, Robin and I had the pleasure of being interviewed by Ron Stephens for the excellent [Python 411 podcast](http://awaretek.com/python/index.html). I think this was the first time I've ever been interviewed for anything, and while it's always fun to talk about Python, the book, and me (not necessarily in that order),...

Continuing in the getting to know you kind of vein, I thought I'd ground some of what I say by talking about the three programming languages that have made up the bulk of my professional and hobby work for the past five years or so -- Java, Python, and Ruby....