Pros and Cons of Python Various Markup Syntax

Introduction to Markup Syntax Markup syntax is a type of computer language used to create and modify documents. It is used to format text, create links, and add images, among other things. Markup syntax is commonly used in web development and programing languages such as HTML and CSS. In this blog post, we will be discussing the pros and cons of three popular Python markup syntaxes: Numpy-Style, Google-Style, and RestructuredText. ...

March 1, 2023 · 7 min · Scott

Deploy a Nanobus Web Server

After Trying Out Nanobus, I figured it was time to go a little deeper and try to deploy a Nanobus web server. As noted in my previous post, I hadn’t setup any transports for my hello world instance so I couldn’t interact with it when deployed as a container. I also realized that a <a href="https://hub.docker.com/r/nanobus/nanobus" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">nanobus/nanobus</a> docker image exists so there’s no need for me to roll my own either. ...

February 23, 2023 · 6 min · Scott

My Blog is Searchable

Finally, my blog is searchable! I have added enough content that scrolling endlessly through categories wasn’t enough anymore. What Directions I Used As you might recall from my Successfully Deploying a Static WordPress Site post, I moved over to using Simply Static Pro to make my WordPress static. I finally got around to actually looking at the Set up search instructions and everything is live! How Did I Enable Search The directions above tell you to enable fuse and put `` into your page. After doing this, the magic will happen. My first attempt resulted in zero magic. I did the following: ...

February 17, 2023 · 2 min · Scott

Python Snowflake UDF Quoting Issue

I recently did some tinkering with creating a Snowflake UDF in Python. It turns out that I discovered a Python Snowflake UDF Quoting issue on the return value from the function. I was not able to find any information on this issue online so I figured it was good to document it for anyone else that might run into the same problem. It turns out that this also impacted a Javascript UDF that I had also written. Here’s the best part, the fix is the same for both UDF types! ...

February 16, 2023 · 3 min · Scott

Self Promotion of InkedWith

While this post is mainly focused on self promotion of InkedWith, my new Shopify store, I figured it was a good way to open up a new wave of technology challenges! With the shameless plug out of the way, allow me to cover the back history of this a little bit. Back History I have always been interested in trying to start some kind of side business. I have never really been able to find what to do. After tinkering with all kinds of things here and there, I stumbled upon the concept of Print On Demand (POD for short). Of course there’s articles and how to guides all over the Internet. There’s no need to list any here but you’re welcome to Google for them and see what comes up. ...

February 12, 2023 · 4 min · Scott