Programming often gets looked at as something mystical. Developers get paid a lot, code looks like an alien language, and everyone makes a big deal out of it. Companies make it sound like developers will save the world. And while programming can solve a lot of problems, you don’t have to be a genius to learn how to do it. In reality, everyone who can…
How to Use the WordPress REST API with Python
WordPress powers around 39.5% of all websites. It’s great, but if you’ve ever been in charge of a decent-sized blog, you know that keeping everything up to date is hard to do. Images break, links stop working, prices and product info get out of date, and so on. Going through all of that content and updating it manually is a giant pain in the ass. There…
Why Trying to Think Outside The Box is a Waste of Time
Done right, ideas have the power to change the world. Just look at the iPhone. Before it was invented, flip phones were all the rage and you had to navigate around using a keypad. After the iPhone, touchscreens and swiping became the norm. But coming up with groundbreaking ideas isn’t easy. You don’t get great ideas by sitting in a stuffy conference room and telling…
Why Learning Strategy is More Important Than Ever
Imagine for a moment: It’s 1899 and life is going well. A guy in a suit walks up and tells you that in 70 years, 3 people will sit on top of an exploding cylinder, fly through space, and land on the moon. Not only that, but you’ll be able to see images of it through a box in your living room and talk about…
Resizing and Compressing Images Using Python
If you’ve ever been in charge of a blog, you know how annoying it is to handle images. Unless you want your website to become a slow, bloated piece of garbage over time, you need to resize and optimize them. And if you’re dealing with a blog that’s focused on visuals, this can take ages. Tools like TinyJPG help, but you still have to resize…