I’m a little late in posting this here, but I’m giving a talk on Pylons, a rapid-development web applications framework, for the local Python users group this Wednesday evening.

The talk will primarily be comprised of an overview of the framework and the components that it brings together. Pylons’ use of existing libraries is great for code reuse, flexibility, and simply using the best tools out there, but it can make the initial learning curve a bit steep.

So, if you’re curious about Pylons or are looking for a MVC framework for building web apps and services in Python, come check it out.

You can find a full description and RSVP at the official Meetup page, or on Upcoming if you’re into that sort of thing:

http://python.meetup.com/181/
http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/407810

The slides for the presentation, as well as an HTML export of the outline (with lots of reference links) are attached to this post.

The site has been upgraded to Drupal 5.1 and modules have been brought up to date. In theory, this is part of a movement to stop neglecting my blog.

I’m also working on setting up some new modules, including integration of video functionality into the site, so that I can share some recently completed projects. I hope to write how-tos for some of those module configurations, as well as a spam-proofing article I’ve had in mind for awhile now. And I’ll continue updating the audio module tutorial, which I’ve amended with some info for Drupal 5.1.

In other not-so-late-breaking news, Jesse is about to get married.

Yes, we are actually working on our own company site. Slowly. As we flesh out some copy, we're looking into an identity package so that we can style the site when the content is ready, plus get business cards and all that.

I've implemented a quick-and-dirty issue tracking system for ACS as a proof-of-concept, because I think it's badly needed there. It's built on the drupal casetracker module and is being tested on a current customer project. We're (patiently) waiting on an official sign-off to commence full-on development for them. In the meantime, we've implemented CCK and Views on the staging site, to unlock some of the real meat and potatoes of what Drupal can do.

Jesse has completed work for the launch of paidContent.org, which looks great. He wishes to express his joy to all of you about the migration of their 27,000+ existing entries ;-) He also recently contributed a patch to the Radiant CMS, which powers the new official Ruby site. I think the jury's still out on that patch making it into HEAD...

I had a pretty successful yard sale. Let me know if you need a grill or a dining table. Since then I've been fighting off illness, edumacatin' myself on Ruby over at why's (poignant) guide, and familiarizing myself with the Rails API, in addition to the daily grind. Stay tuned for more... I know you're thrilled.

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