Python Video Production System
My first training video, Game Development with PyGame, involved a lot of editing. I have seen coding demonstrations at conferences, with the presenter typing and explaining the code at the same time. They make...
Software development
Speeding up complex existing Python code
This was a very interesting project. The client had a ‘multi objective evolutionary algorithm’ implemented in Python. It tries to find an optimal solution to a complex problem by starting with some random solutions...
Extract, Transfer, Load (ETL) projects
You might think that moving some data around from A to B should be simple. Unfortunately it is not that straight forward. Having done a number of ETL projects, I’ve had to deal with:...
Django Rest Framework API Microservice
I recently completed a small project for Zenstores. They simplify the shipping process for ecommerce sites. Their online service lets online businesses use multiple shipping companies for deliveries. Each shipping companies offers a different own...
Investment Tracking System – Django/Python
My client, a start up with a lot of experience in their field, had identified an important gap in the market. Large sums of money were being invested, with very long payback periods, without...
Python/Zope community website and email discussion system
In 1999 I took over the running of an online community for business and personal coaches. Initially a simple email discussion list run on the Mailman open source software, once we hit 500+ members...
Administrate Project – Technical Project Manager
The client, a highly respected training company, was using an in-house developed system to manage the courses, bookings, delegates, and sales and marketing processes. When the business outgrew the system they asked me to...
