Tag Archives: software

Issue Tracker Gamification

Posted on Monday 11 February 2013 by J. D. Bartlett

I’ve been playing with habitrpg, which gamifies habit-setting. You have a little character with experience points, hit points and gold pieces. You earn experience and gold for achieving your habit goals. You lose hit points for failing to achieve goals. … Continue reading →

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A Whole New Language

Posted on Monday 26 November 2012 by J. D. Bartlett

I like to dream. Occasionally I dream about what the ideal programming language would look like. Yes, I know, writing a new programming language would involve all sorts of hurdles like convincing people to adopt it, building a community around … Continue reading →

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PyCon Australia 2012: Sunday

Posted on Monday 3 September 2012 by J. D. Bartlett

I wrote about the Saturday of PyCon Australia a few weeks ago. To round it off, here’s my highlights from the Sunday. Benno Rice (of bellowtheline fame) gave a brilliant talk on Behave, a cute behaviour driven development framework for … Continue reading →

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PyCon Australia 2012: Saturday

Posted on Sunday 19 August 2012 by J. D. Bartlett

I’m currently at PyCon Australia in Hobart. As I write this, Saturday’s programme is over, and it’s been a great conference so far. A few highlights: Mark Ramm’s Keynote: Don’t waste your life on projects that are going to fail … Continue reading →

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Crazy Idea: Chatting to Your Programming Language

Posted on Monday 14 May 2012 by J. D. Bartlett

What Is This? Today I’m writing about the embryo of a crazy idea I’ve had. It hasn’t yet passed the tests of usefulness and feasibility. I can’t yet clearly visualise what the implementation of the idea looks like. I’m writing … Continue reading →

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