December 28, 2007 – 13:58
I’ve recently begun trying to create GUIs for my Python applications with PyQt, and I can say I’m absolutely loving the toolkit, relatively easy to use and featureful. As I’m trying to create a GUI for some module I wrote that deals with databases (using MySQLdb), I also learnt that Qt has a series of classes for dealing with databases, mainly QSql.
My question, directed to whoever has experience with QSql and the Python DB-API, is: what are the advantages of one approach to the other? I’m leaning towards DB-API because like that I can create modules which work also in command line applications.
December 22, 2007 – 12:53
There is always a lot of talk about “brain drain” (fuga di cervelli in Italian) from my country. I keep on reading disgruntled comments of low pays and poor research, and that going abroad is the only solution for an Italian scientist to be successful.
While I believe that research done outside of my country can be handled better (but it’s impossible to know for sure: never tar everyone with the same brush), I think that, also thanks to the way the media and the scientists themselves handle it, in everyone’s view it has almost become like the El Dorado. And that, in my opinion, is incorrect.
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December 19, 2007 – 23:57
I’ve started working on a FAQ related to Plasma, in order to ease the transition for the early adopters of Plasma when KDE 4.0 is released. That, coupled with another idea I had (offering video tutorials of operations) should make the gap smaller.
Currently the FAQ is a work in progress (still a lot of TODOs, I hope to have a look after Friday as I’m really busy now) and resides in KDE’s TechBase until a more suitable solution is found. If you think you can help, feel free to contribute!
Last but not least, big thanks go to Aaron for the encouragement, and to Joseph M Gaffney for volounteering to help.
December 16, 2007 – 23:26
When Tokyopop announced Slayers, Kino no Tabi and Scrapped Princess my interest was piqued: even more when I read about Seikai no Monsho. After getting what was available (three volumes of Scrapped Princess, the whole Seikai no Monsho trilogy and the single volume of Kino no Tabi) I waited for the rest. Read More »
