Python on Android: Its alive!
For the last couple of months, we've had a contractor (
I've incredibly happy to announce that we've just hit our first major milestone: a working pure-Python application, running on an Android device!
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We have a contractor for our Android contract!
A couple of months ago, we announced that the BeeWare project had received a grant from the PSF to improve our support for Android. At that time, we issued a call for contractors to help us complete this work.
We're very happy to announce that we've now selected a contractor:
BeeWare Project Awarded a PSF Education Grant
The BeeWare Project wants to make it possible for all Python developers to write native apps for desktop and mobile platforms. We have solid support for most desktop operating systems and iOS, but we know our Android support is lacking. The BeeWare core team knows what needs to be done to address the problem - what we’ve been missing are time and resources.
2018 Google Summer of Code - VOC Optimization
Google Summer of Code is coming to an end. I've spent the summer working on optimizing the VOC compiler, and I’m super excited to share the results.
2018 Google Summer of Code - Implement asyncio support in VOC
In the blink of an eye, Google Summer of Code (GSoC) 2018 has come to an end. During the three months long coding period, I have contributed several patches in VOC repository of BeeWare, all working towards the ultimate end goal of running asyncio module in VOC. In this blog post (which is my first actual blog post by the way 😄), I will document what I have done so far, why I couldn't make it to the end goal (yea, unfortunately I couldn't get asyncio to work at the end of GSoC 2018), and what's left that needs to be done in order to achieve the end goal (or at least make part of asyncio work).
Project Spotlight: Colosseum
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2017 Google Summer of Code - Port Cricket to use Toga, instead of Tkinter
After almost 4 months of work on Google Summer of Code 2017, finally I'm completing my proposal. Every widget migration and every commit/PR/issue/discussion with my mentors about Cricket , Toga and Rubicon-ObjC were detailed on the Issue 58.
2017 Google Summer of Code - Batavia improvements
With Google Summer of Code 2017 program nearing its end, it is time to summarize what I got done during the summer working on Batavia.
2017 Google Summer of Code - Testing Toga/Settings API
Google Summer of Code 2017 is coming to an end. After three month of working on the BeeWare project, I would like to summarize my work and share my experiences.
A new yak for the herd: BeeKeeper
Testing is a skill that is a vital part of every programmer's training. Learning how to write good tests helps you write more robust code, and ensures that when you've written code that works, it keeps working long into the future. It can also help you write better code in the first place. It turns out that well architected code, with high cohesion and low coupling, is also easy to test - so writing code that is easy to test will almost always result in better overall code quality.