I have used bash scripts for years because they are ubiquitous and fast to prototype. Over time, my small helpers turned into a tangle of chained commands and fragile pipes. I finally decided to ...

Perl, Python, and Ruby modules can ease development for large projects, but Bash is simpler and better for many tasks Last week I talked a bit about how best to protect against the vagaries of human ...

Introducing Anaconda, a Python distribution for scientific research. I've looked at several ways you could use Python to do scientific calculations in the past, but I've never actually covered how to ...