Python is a fascinating language. It makes you think. Sometimes it can destroy your beliefs.
My background is in statically typed languages. I came from C++, camped there for a while, then moved to python. I also explored Java recently.
I would like to present my case by remembering the three pillars of object oriented programming:
Encapsulation
Inheritance
Polymorphism
In particular, [...]
I wrote the first part of some research I did on script relocatability. The basic problem is to make a script and its resources relocatable. It is not meant to be correct, actually I believe there are many errors and inaccuracies, but it brings a lot of arguments to discuss. I will write the second [...]
I am trying to render vector graphics with alpha blending. Too bad, PostScript, even Level 3, does not support alpha blending. This means that if you want to draw two objects (say, circles) in PostScript and you want to make them look as they are alpha blended you have to do “some” trick. An example:
draw [...]
