Programming

I've been interested in toying around with Python, but it's generally a Linux or Unix based pre-installed language that can be accessed from the shell prompt. I just found out that I've been living under a rock. ActiveState, provider of Perl for Windows' based machines, have created a package for Python under different operating systems, Windows being one of them. Time to download and start playing around!

Now, should I integrate it into my Apache server, or just use it in the shell? I could use mod_py with Apache to make Python based web applications... Ha! Cool!

ActivePython

There's an Enterprise Edition listed on their main page, as they want to make money on their IDE and services, but there's a link on the right hand side under "Downloads" that points to "ActivePython Free Distribution". I'm linking to their main page because I'm sure that's where they'd want to be linked to originally.

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This has got to be one of the coolest things I've seen; well, okay, perhaps not the coolest thing, but darn close. Here's the biggest part that I'm thinking about:
Invision Power Dynamic is a very modular system. At IP.Dynamic's core is nothing more than a framework - the actual functionality comes from the 'components'.Sweet... I've been trying to figure out just how to do this as it's, in my mind, the best possible way to build any system. It takes a lot more planning, but the modularity is not only inherent, but part of the design (wait, that means the same thing...). Basically, updating the core wouldn't take as long as a whole system redesign as all parts of the system are actually separate components "installed" into the core. I would imagine they can be uninstalled (the blogging script I'm using right now also allows for this, but I'd have to imagine IP.D does a slightly better job at it).

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Apparently, Microsoft snuck in some free software under my nose - how dare they?! I pride myself on knowing about free software. Oh well, either way, there are Express Editions of Visual C#, C++, J+, VB, and Web Developer, all the 2005 versions.

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