PXLPNT: A beautifully simple but addictive pixel art generator

Probably the geekiest branch of the art world, pixel art captures the retro charm of the 8-bit computers of the 1980s.PXLPNT is a web-based pixel art generator that’s beautiful in its simplicity, letting you create your own art with ease. The Web app is most impressive on touchscreen phones, where you can sketch out a blocky masterpiece quickly and easily with your finger. Once you’re done, a ‘Share’ function lets you post your finished design to locations like Facebook, Twitter and Tumblr, or simply to a URL....

2 min · 328 words · James Mosley

Python errors? You probably made one of these silly mistakes

Fail fast, fail early — we’ve all heardthe motto. Still, it’s frustrating when you’ve written a beautiful piece of code, just to realize that it doesn’t work as you’d expected. That’s where unit tests come in. Checking each piece of your code helps you localize and fix your bugs. But not all bugs are created the same. Some bugs are unexpected, not obvious to see at all, and hard to fix even for experienced developers....

7 min · 1410 words · Barbara Erickson

Python is now no. 1. This training can make sure you’re a certified expert

TLDR:The Python Programming and Git Certification Bundle includes beginner and advanced training in how to use Python to code all your biggest programming projects. Well, it finally happened. After years of knocking on the door, Python is now the world’s most popular programming language. Dutch firm Tiobe has charted the popularity of all coding disciplines for over 20 years, featuring two decades of Java and C controlling the top of the survey leaderboard....

3 min · 473 words · Charles Pearson

Python is now programming’s no. 1 language. This training will help you use it like a pro

TLDR:The 2022 Premium Python Programming PCEP Certification Prep Bundle offers more than 130 hours of training to become an expert Python coder, all for less than $35. It’s been building up steam for years, but after years of steadily increasing popularity, Python is now the king of the coding language mountain. For the first time in 20 years of tracking the world’s most used coding languages, the Tiobe Index put Python atthe top of that listin October, ending two decades of dominance by the only two languages that ever led the index, Java and C....

3 min · 448 words · Carla Blevins

Python is the TIOBE programming language of 2021 — what does this title even mean?

It was like the Formula 1 finale all over again. But instead of Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton,the popular Python and C# programming languages werefighting to get the TIOBE programming language of the year award. In December,C# looked almost certain to win the crown, but tables turned by the end of the year, and Python grabbed the pole position. For the uninitiated, TIOBE, a software quality measurement company based in the Netherlands, produces a monthly index of popular languages across the world....

2 min · 424 words · Emily Sanchez
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