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My Goldilocks Python Setup

A solution that’s just right for personal projects

6 min readFeb 21, 2023

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ChatGPT Is an Extra-Ordinary Python Programmer

Not extraordinary. Extra-ordinary. As in, its ordinariness abounds.

5 min readFeb 15, 2023

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An Interview With Python and Pandas Trainer — Matt Harrison

Method chaining in pandas: bad form or a recipe for success?

14 min readNov 3, 2022

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An Interview With Python and Pandas Trainer — Matt Harrison

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You Should Write Bad Code

How to embrace absurdity and unlock more creative coding

4 min readOct 6, 2022

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Want Cleaner Code? Use the Rule of Six

A simple and powerful framework for ironing out confusing code

5 min readSep 26, 2022

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Rethinking Developer Personas for Technical Documentation

Who is reading your docs?

4 min readMar 1, 2023

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Rethinking Developer Personas for Technical Documentation

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Five Minutes To Julia

How to quickly install and set up a professional Julia environment

5 min readFeb 2, 2023

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Five Minutes To Julia

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Never Modify Input Without Permission

And how defensive copying can protect you from badly behaving code

4 min readJan 24, 2023

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Simple Is Not The Opposite Of Complex

How to get more done in less time with chunking

4 min readJan 9, 2023

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Simple Is Not The Opposite Of Complex

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Stop Using Implicit Inputs and Outputs

One simple way to improve your code’s testability and reusability

4 min readDec 13, 2022

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David Amos

David Amos

Constantly curious coder | Writes about coding and technical writing | Be the first to read all of my articles: https://davidamos.dev/newsletter

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