Python
Love today's new XKCD comic. A couple of months ago, I needed to write a small script to parse logs for our ad servers, and I figured it was as good a time as any to dive into Python. The whole thing took me about a day, and the code just looked beautiful.Exploits of a mom
As someone who's done a lot of development on (relatively) high-traffic, high-profile, database-driven dynamic websites, yesterday's XKCD strip hit a nerve. It's not everyday that you read funny jokes about SQL injection.

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September 2004