Essays
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Loose Thoughts on Google's FLoC
From cookie-based user data sharing to browser-computed label broadcasting: how Google plans to retain and expand its ads monopoly under the guise of promoting a more "private Web".
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Introduction to ASGI: Emergence of an Async Python Web Ecosystem
If you were thinking Python had been getting locked into data science, think again! Python web development is back with an async spin, and it's exciting.
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Why I Don't Write On Medium
Medium doesn't get you views or reputation — quality content does, regardless of the platform. So you'd better use your own!
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Inbox Zero: How To Keep A Clean Email Inbox (And Mind)
Wondering how best to manage email? Get to love the "Archive" button.
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Streaming Applications with Apache Kafka: The Opening
I'm starting a series on building streaming apps with Apache Kafka — here's why!
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Breaking News: Everything Is An Event! (Streams, Kafka And You)
It's about time you met streaming data! I'm sure you two and Apache Kafka will do great things together.
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Why I started using Python type annotations – and why you should too
Type hints add optional static typing to Python 3.5+, and I love them. I now use annotated variables throughout my projects.
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Let the Journey begin
Hi! My name is Florimond. I will be your captain for the length of this journey. 👨✈️
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A practical usage of ChainMap in Python
ChainMap in a nutshell: treat multiple dictionaries as one, unlock Python superpowers.