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New Year's Python Meme 2012

Tarek Ziade has a habit of ending the year with a Python-themed meme. I've matched his meme the times he previousstarted it, and as you can tell from the title of this blog post I'm matching him yet again.

  1. What's the coolest Python application, framework or library you have discovered in 2012? ===========================================================================================

This question took some thought. It was a toss-up between these three choices:

The winner?

Django Class Based Views

In 2012 what I managed to accomplish with Django CBVs was incredible. From early self-instructional work I did for django-mongonaut, to client efforts and personal projects where I honed my craft, plus examples I blogged about or helped get into Django core, it made for a great year. Also I wasn't just productive personally, I helped increased the productivity of others around the world.

And you ain't seen nothing yet!

  1. What new programming technique did you learn in 2012? ========================================================

I thought I understood multiple inheritance.

I really did.

However, since the start of this year I've delved really deep into it, only to discover just how much I didn't know. While that didn't do my ego any favors, it was a nice refreshing reminder not to get arrogant about one's skills.

  1. Which open source project did you contribute to the most in 2012? What did you do? =====================================================================================

The answer to this is Django.

After using Django professionally for 2.5 years, I finally began contributing to the core framework at the DjangoCon Eu 2012 sprints. I joined a group of other dedicated people who decided to improve the Django CBV documentation, our goal being setting a new standard for documentation. I'm not sure if we set a new bar in documentation, but we did improve on the existing material.

I branched out into some other areas of core Django development with mixed results, which played out that way because I just didn't have the time to do more.

  1. Which Python blog or website did you read the most in 2012? ==============================================================

As always, https://planet.python.org.

  1. What are the three top things you want to learn in 2013? ===========================================================

  2. Really advanced Python as taught by Raymond Hettiger or David Beazley.

  3. I really want to learn Twisted.

  4. How to do an Aú sem Mão.

  5. What is the top software, application or library you wish someone would write in 2013? =========================================================================================

I've got a couple:

  • A Python SDK that produces results that work perfectly for both modern iOS and Android. Think Corona SDK but with Python.
  • A modern PyGame release that installs trivially on Mac OS X.

Want to do your own list? here's how:

  • copy-paste the questions and answer to them in your blog
  • tweet it with the #2012pythonmeme hashtag

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