##master-page:HomepageTemplate #format wiki == digit == Email: <<MailTo(digitalwit AT NOSPAMFREE gmail DOT com)>> <<BR>><<BR>> I am an enthusiastic supporter of open source movement, especially for slackware related, and scripting languages like Perl and Python. <<BR>><<BR>> I love Slackware, which has become my religion since 2002. Actually, it has been even more a LIFESTYLE to me - Simplicity: KISS - Keep It Simple Stupid! <<BR>><<BR>> Currently, I'm working as a Python Software Engineer and technical writer, in Beijing, China. In my spare time, I enjoy jogging, mountaineering, watching sports, and fiddling with math problems. <<BR>><<BR>> ---- == The Zen of Python == '''Beautiful''' is better than ugly.<<BR>> '''Explicit''' is better than implicit.<<BR>> '''Simple''' is better than complex.<<BR>> '''Complex''' is better than complicated.<<BR>> Flat is better than nested.<<BR>> Sparse is better than dense.<<BR>> Readability counts.<<BR>> Special cases aren't special enough to break the rules.<<BR>> Although practicality beats purity.<<BR>> Errors should never pass silently.<<BR>> Unless explicitly silenced.<<BR>> In the face of ambiguity, refuse the temptation to guess.<<BR>> There should be one—and preferably only one—obvious way to do it.<<BR>> Although that way may not be obvious at first unless you're Dutch.<<BR>> '''Now''' is better than never.<<BR>> Although never is often better than '''right now'''.<<BR>> If the implementation is hard to explain, it's a bad idea.<<BR>> If the implementation is easy to explain, it may be a good idea.<<BR>> Namespaces are one honking great idea—let's do more of those!<<BR>> <<BR>><<BR>> ''—Tim Peters, "The Zen of Python"'' CategoryHomepage