Wednesday, 11th July 2007
pybraces. I didn’t know this was possible: a source level filter implemented as a custom -*- encoding: braces -*-
2:48 pm
NestedVM. Provides binary translation from a GCC compiled MIPS binary to a Java class file, letting you run anything supported by GCC on the JVM with no source changes.
2:52 pm
It’s easier for our software to compete with Linux when there’s piracy than when there’s not. Are you kidding? You can get the real thing, and you get the same price.
— Bill Gates
3:09 pm
Return of the HTTP overhead delay. Christian proposes a neat way of improving page performance, by delaying non-essential images such as avatars until after the rest of the page has loaded.
3:12 pm
gSculpt. Powerful open source modelling software, written in Python and demonstrated (to much applause) as the last lightning talk of EuroPython 2007.
11:48 pm