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Python snippet: for…else

Python has a clever for…else (albeit ancient by now) construct allowing the use of an else suite. Consider the following example, written without the for…else construct: contains_even = False for element in [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]: if element % 2 == 0: contains_even = True break if contains_even: print “List contains an even element.” else: print [...]

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Software Architect neutralizing agility?

While I’m no fan of  business titles in general, I do recognize there is a blunt need within (and beyond) an organization to be able to label individuals and groups of individuals. However, ancient titles from the happy days of Waterfall really has no place in an Agile environment. The main reason for this is, [...]

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