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CONFESSIONS OF A 1X PROGRAMMER

Hey Everyone! I'm Shantnu, and I'm a 1x Programmer. I've been programming in
Python for 10+ years, and yet I still forget how to use basic things like
dictionaries and have to Google for itEvery time I open a file in Python, I have
to Google what the parameters to

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Shantnu Tiwari Sep 30, 2021 • 2 min read
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ZOMBIES VS TANKS: A SIMPLE GAME IN PYTHON AND PYGAME ZERO

This post is a follow on from my last post which introduced gaming, make sure
you've read it. The source code is here: https://github.com/shantnu/zombie_tanks
So this time we'll build a slightly (but just slightly!) more complicated game:
The new things this time are: The tank

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Shantnu Tiwari Sep 26, 2021 • 8 min read
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YOUR FIRST GAME IN PYTHON: CREATE AN ARKANOID CLONE IN LESS THAN 30 MINUTES

We're going to write a clone of Arkanoid (Breakout) using Python and PyGame
Zero. In this post, I want to show you how easy it is to write a simple game.
Let's get started! All the code is available here:
https://github.com/shantnu/arkanoid-clone The images are from Kenney,

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Shantnu Tiwari Sep 18, 2021 • 10 min read


GAMING IN PYTHON : PYGAME VS ARCADE VS PYGAME ZERO

I tried writing games in Python a few years ago, but gave up as the only library
at the time (Pygame) wasn't very good. Recently, I came back to Python and found
there are now multiple gaming libraries. In this post, I look at PyGame, Arcade,
PyGame Zero and Adventurelib.

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Shantnu Tiwari Sep 9, 2021 • 6 min read


PYTHON IN 2021: THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE UGLY

IntroductionIn this post, I want to look at the biggest strengths and weaknesses
of Python, with more emphasis on the weaknesses, just because these problems
have been there for years now and some of the rough edges bleed a lot. The Good
– Where Python ShinesPython is now the number one

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Shantnu Tiwari Sep 2, 2021 • 5 min read


XKCD STYLE SQL INJECTION HACK IN PYTHON

You must have seen this XKCD comic: Source: https://xkcd.com/327/ We are going
to replicate this exact hack using Python and SQlite. Learning Goal: To see how
easy it is to destroy your database and all its data, if you don’t follow simple
rules. Also, pay homage

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Shantnu Tiwari Aug 28, 2021 • 5 min read
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YOUR FIRST GUI APP WITH PYTHON AND PYQT

Introduction Many people struggle with learning how to build a GUI app. The most
common reason is, they don’t even know where to start. Most tutorials are purely
text based, and it’s hard to learn GUI development using text, since GUIs are
mainly a visual medium. We will

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Shantnu Tiwari Aug 25, 2021 • 7 min read
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WHAT TO DO IF YOU FU*K UP AND BREAK PRODUCTION CODE?

Question: So you come into work one day, and find everyone staring at you. Most
people are avoiding your eyes, and you hear the CEO ask “Who’s this Insert your
name guy? Bring him to me when he turns up.” You sit on your computer, and find
that the

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Shantnu Tiwari Aug 20, 2021 • 6 min read
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AN OPEN LETTERS TO PROGRAMMERS WHO THINK THEY ARE BETTER THAN EVERYONE ELSE IN
THEIR COMPANY

One reason I don’t (often) visit forums for coders: The sense of entitlement and
arrogance. Programmers ask in all seriousness: Why are managers paid more than
us, when we clearly do the harder work? Why do we need salesmen/marketing, when
we write such great code that should just

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Shantnu Tiwari Aug 20, 2021 • 3 min read
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LEARNING TO PROGRAM HUMANS

The title of the post is wrong– humans aren’t like machines, you can’t program
them. But if I had named the post A few techniques that may help you get along
chummy with other humans, maybe, well, some of the time, Lol none of you would
have clicked

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Shantnu Tiwari Aug 20, 2021 • 6 min read
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3 THINGS EVERY PROGRAMMER MUST LEARN (AND NO ONE TEACHES YOU)

If you read all these tech/coding blogs, you must spend your every waking hour
learning the latest technology buzzword. You have no option but to keep running,
or you will be left behind. Etc etc. But is it really true? Do you really need
to know the latest super

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Shantnu Tiwari Aug 20, 2021 • 5 min read
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HOW TO OVERCOME SHYNESS AS A PROGRAMMER

If you are like me, you are most likely not the life of the party. When you
enter the room, the place does not brighten up. Girls (or boys) don’t go crazy
when they see you, and people do not say, “Oh my God, you are so funny!” (And

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Shantnu Tiwari Aug 20, 2021 • 3 min read
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ONE DAY PROGRAMMERS: YOUR DAY WILL NEVER COME

If you’re a programmer (or indeed, in any related technical field, like web
design, sysadmin etc), you know how to build stuff. You know how to take an idea
and make it something worthwhile. Chances are, you’ve made a lot of money for
your employers. So you wonder,

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Shantnu Tiwari Aug 20, 2021 • 2 min read
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WHY YOUR RESUME/CV SUCKS, AND WHAT TO DO ABOUT IT

Most people don’t know what the purpose of a Resume (also called CV) is. It is
not to tell your life’s story, it’s not to list everything you’ve done on any
project whatsoever in the last fifty years, and it certainly isn’t enough to get

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Shantnu Tiwari Aug 19, 2021 • 5 min read
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WHY FOLLOWING YOUR PASSION DOESN’T WORK

Anytime you look for advice online, the word passion inevitably comes up. Follow
your passion. Do what you love. Find something you love, create a career around
it, make millions! Bazaam! For the dozens of people who hate their jobs, or
students not even sure where to start, this sounds

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Shantnu Tiwari Aug 19, 2021 • 3 min read
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