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158 from 20 Sep 2005 to 21 Oct 2026
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2026 4

  1. Jev webinar video
  2. The Many Challenges in Integrating Information for AI Agents
  3. Python Automation Cookbook 3rd edition: now with AI recipes.
  4. LLMs and Context

2025 4

  1. Agents and Agency
  2. Interacting with GenAI Models
  3. My year in Amazon
  4. Adventures in Vibe Coding

2024 1

  1. Insights from ShipItCon 2024

2023 2

  1. Notes about ShipItCon 2023
  2. The unavoidable review of Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny

2022 7

  1. Revisiting Star Trek Nemesis
  2. Notes about ShipItCon 2022
  3. Interview in the Network Automation Nerds Podcast
  4. A year in weightlifting
  5. The Many Challenges of a (Software) Architect
  6. Futures and easy parallelisation
  7. “Python Architecture Patterns” now available!

2021 8

  1. Python Automation Cookbook for only $5!
  2. Still working from home after all those years
  3. “Python Architecture Patterns” book announced!
  4. Basic Python for Data Processing Workshop
  5. Got interviewed as PyDev of the Week!
  6. Podcast Wrong Side of Life
  7. Colourful iMacs again
  8. macOS, Apple’s core

2020 5

  1. PyLadies Architecture Talk
  2. The price of a bad connection when working from home
  3. 2nd Edition for Python Automation Cookbook now available!
  4. Brexit
  5. Una década trabajando en Irlanda en Desarrollo Software

2019 2

  1. Interviewed about microservices
  2. Hands-On Docker for Microservices with Python Book

2018 3

  1. Python Automation Cookbook on sale for Black Friday
  2. Package and deploy a Python module in PyPI with Poetry, tox and Travis
  3. Python Automation Cookbook

2017 6

  1. A Django project template for a RESTful Application using Docker – PyCon IE slides
  2. Notes about ShipItCon 2017
  3. ffind v1.2.0 released!
  4. A Django project template for a RESTful Application using Docker
  5. Compendium of Wondrous Links vol XI
  6. $7.11 in four prices and the Decimal type, revisited

2016 2

  1. ffind v1.0.2 released!
  2. Happy 25th Anniversary, Python

2015 14

  1. Do not spawn processes on users requests
  2. All you need is cache
  3. Gorgon: A simple task multiplier analysis tool (e.g. loadtesting)
  4. The most annoying thing about online advertising
  5. Typewriters
  6. Compendium of Wondrous Links vol X
  7. Leonardo numbers
  8. Compendium of Wondrous Links vol IX
  9. ffind v0.8 released
  10. Optimise Python with closures
  11. John Siracusa’s OS X reviews
  12. Fascinating
  13. Compendium of Wondrous Links vol VIII
  14. TV interface

2014 17

  1. Compendium of Wondrous Links vol VII
  2. Future as a developer and the ever changing picture
  3. Compendium of Wondrous Links VI
  4. Visual Programming and Mental Constructs
  5. Compendium of Wondrous Links vol V
  6. The amazing forgiveness of software
  7. Compendium of Wondrous Links vol IV
  8. Let your fellow developers know they’re great
  9. Compendium of Wondrous Links vol III
  10. Respect Driven Development
  11. Compendium of Wondrous Links vol II
  12. First job in a startup considered harmful
  13. Compendium of Wondrous Links vol I
  14. Online community biases
  15. First moment of truth in recruiting
  16. Some characteristics of the best developers I worked with
  17. My concerns with Bitcoin as a currency

2013 23

  1. “Blog is dead” and the change in information consumption
  2. Agile important bits
  3. Wrath of Khan and failure
  4. Python Wizard
  5. Requests per second. A server load reference
  6. Make beautiful Python code (talk at PyCon IE ’13)
  7. Rockstar programmer and Rockstar teams
  8. Minor offences
  9. You can’t make One Perfect Final Decision
  10. Vim as IDE. Are you getting the wrong parts?
  11. These are the times of miracle and wonder
  12. ffind is now available on PyPI
  13. Notifications and emails
  14. My favourite scientists
  15. Only external comments allowed?
  16. I once was a non-tech entrepreneur
  17. Vim speed is not really the point
  18. 80 chars per line is great
  19. Great female participation on PyCon US 2013
  20. Say NO to web pages adapted to iOS
  21. Google Reader as a “Be careful with the cloud” tale.
  22. Internet y el fetichismo de los números
  23. GitHub for reviewing code

2012 11

  1. Narcissistic numbers
  2. Thoughts on Code of Conducts
  3. In defense of resting
  4. Password Extravaganza: Open discussion about security
  5. Ffind a sane replacement for command line file search
  6. Magical thinking in Software Development
  7. Mis softwarevaches para trabajar (y II)
  8. Talks on PyCon Ireland 2012
  9. Mis cachivaches para trabajar
  10. Trabajando en Irlanda en Desarrollo Software
  11. Emigrantes por el mundo

2011 3

  1. Respect your production data
  2. Utopia Kingdoms scaling case. From 4 users to 90k+
  3. Think a little about the readers of your web site

2010 21

  1. Django and Rails and Grails, Oh my!
  2. Planes de desarrollo profesional
  3. Database madness with mongoengine and SQLAchemy
  4. Commenting the code
  5. ORMs and threads
  6. Cambio de aspecto en el blog
  7. Migrating data to a new db schema with Django 1.2
  8. Presentation “Use of Django at Jolt Online” at Python Ireland
  9. The intelligent solution that turns to be unadequate
  10. Recuperando archivos antiguos
  11. People really love RDBMSs
  12. La información infinita
  13. Travelling salesman
  14. Crítica despiadada de “Todo va a cambiar” de E. Dans
  15. Interesting Project Euler problem
  16. Deployment of Django project using CherryPy and Cherokee
  17. Store standard output on a variable in Python
  18. Casi un mes de trabajo en Irlanda
  19. Bicicletas
  20. Primeros pasos en Irlanda
  21. Vente para Irlanda, Pepe

2009 7

  1. $7.11 in four prices and the Decimal type
  2. Cuatro llaves, y la puerta sin abrir
  3. ¿Crisis a los 30?
  4. El fin de la cultura de masas
  5. La vida en crítico
  6. ¿Todos autónomos?
  7. Guerrilla televisiva

2005 18

  1. TubesScreamer, Patas negras, manazas y otros asuntos
  2. Recomendación de la semana V: “Hotel California” de los Eagles
  3. Las guitarras resonadoras III. Mástiles, Sonidos, cuerdas y compras
  4. Las guitarras resonadoras II. Tipos
  5. Las guitarras resonadoras I: Historia y sonidos
  6. Rec. de la semana IV: “Once in a very blue moon” de Nanci Griffith
  7. La muerte de Lennon y los mitos
  8. Concierto de los Eagles en España
  9. ¿Y cómo es que suenan las Martin?
  10. Nuevo blog
  11. ¿Debe crecer este blog?
  12. Canciones sobre guitarras y Martin
  13. Las canciones no se traducen
  14. Recomendación de la semana III: “Arkansas Traveler” de Michelle Shocked
  15. Cuatro ricachones
  16. Buon giorno!
  17. Recomendación de la Semana II: “Prisoner in disguise” de Linda Ronstadt
  18. Marquitis y opiniones varias