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Disinformation Is An Open Source Problem

The Oxford dictionary defines disinformation as “false information which is intended to mislead.” That simple definition seems to understate the problem, given the fact that ...
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ActiveState comments on SEC proposed use of Python
ActiveState has submitted its comments to the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC’s) Proposed Rule on Asset-Backed Securities [Release Nos. 33-9117; 34-61858; File No. S7-08-10]. ActiveState ...
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Python & Finance: US SEC Mandates, Financial Modeling, and Other Snakes in the Grass – OSCON Presentation
As promised, here’s the slidedeck from my recent OSCON2010 presentation. I reviewed the implications of the US SEC’s recent proposal to use an open source ...
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The Growth of Dynamic Languages - Pythonists, Pythonistas and Pythoneers
The Growth of Dynamic Languages – Pythonists, Pythonistas, and Pythoneers
As the Dynamic Languages Experts we often get asked: Which open source dynamic language has the greatest usage? Which open source dynamic language is currently ...
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ActiveState Komodo 6, Projects, Extensions and You
With the second beta of Komodo 6, you're going to see a few changes to the project system. For years, the project system has served ...
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Komodo 6.0 Beta 2: HTML 5, CSS 3, Python 3, Database Explorer, Publishing, …
We (ActiveState) released Komodo 6.0 beta 2 yesterday and we want your feedback, bugs and IDE dreams. While we've made nightlies available since almost the ...
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Survey Says: Selenium by a Nose for Most Popular Test Framework
Last month  we asked our developer community to share with us which test frameworks they are using today–with some interesting results.  It was a bit ...
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Pay Attention to Your Open Source Software Licenses
Two times in June this year, ActiveState hosted legal webinars from expert open source lawyers to discuss some of the main legal issues surrounding open ...
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ActivePython 2.6.5.14 released, fixing the debug bug
We just released ActivePython 2.6.5.14 (download it here, release notes here). One fun change in this build is a fix for the debug bug: a ...
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ActivePython 2.7 released – and what 2.7 means for Python’s future
2021 Update – Are you still dependent on Python 2 for your applications? Then you must know that meeting security and compliance standards is a ...
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5 Python Pluses for the Enterprise
5 Python Pluses for the Enterprise
You might not find quite as many experienced Python developers as .Net or Java folks, in part because Python is younger than Java and hasn’t ...
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Where Content Meets Code: US Sec Mandates, Python and Financial Content
Where Content Meets Code: U.S. SEC Mandates, Python and Financial Content
Ron Miller just posted my guest post on financial content, the Dodd-Frank Financial Regulatory Reform bill, and the recent US SEC proposals on using Python ...
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How To Install ActivePython & Matplotlib For Finance Screencast
How to Install ActivePython & Matplotlib for Finance Screencast
ActivePython on the ActiveState Platform now ships with Numpy, SciPy and matplotlib – three fundamental python packages for financial and scientific computing. With the recent ...
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