Cool Composure

Once I worked out the behavior of the "dot" notation and resource paths (I've now learned it's called "object.attribute" notation) I wondered how you would deal with building multiple projects simultaneously on one system, as well as working with other team members on a project. You know, if you begin to hard code your project directories into PATH variables it can get messy. Someone has already thought of how to segregate multiple Python workspaces on a single system and they built "virtualenv". I've run plenty of virtual machines in VMware and VirtualBox, but in this case it's just a way of working in the same filesystem with a separate "paradigm" of installed software (ie. Django) and PATH environment variables. That way you can develop multiple projects without muddying the waters between them.

The Field Artillery Metaphor

Until recently I kept a loose set of technical skills sufficient to get things done at the office or for my home network. Out of necessity I may have dug a littler deeper into HTML/javascript coding or into the settings for a wireless router. Although my full-time employment over the past several years has set me in the proximity of IT and computer science ventures, I never pulled into a close enough orbit to get the "cred" for a career change. I do have an affinity for the technical side so now is a good time to simply sit down and learn a thing or two, possibly to the extent of getting that "cred."