kennethreitz.org / Software
- Games
- Legacy
- Websites
- background
- delegator
- dj-database-url
- legit
- Maya: Datetimes for Humans
- pipenv
- PyTheory: Music Theory for Humans
- Records: SQL for Humans
- Requests: HTTP for Humans
- Responder: a Familiar Web Framework
- Tablib: Tabular Datasets
Here is a list of some of my software projects.
You can find more projects on my GitHub profile. I try to always be working on something new and exciting! That isn't always the case, though.
Motivations
I write software for a variety of reasons. Sometimes, I write software to solve a problem that I have. Other times, I write software to learn something new. I also write software to help others solve their problems. I have found, however, that the most rewarding software projects are those that are written to help yourself.
I have always had a fascination and love for software and the computers that ran them. It's strange, being in a modern world where software is so prevalent, and yet so few people understand how it works. I have always been drawn to the magic of software, and I love to share that magic with others.
Philosophy
PEP 8 is the style guide for Python code. It is a set of rules that help you write clean, readable code. It is a guide to writing code that is easy to understand and maintain. It is a guide to writing code that is easy to share with others.
I love taking the Zen of Python philosophy and applying it to all areas of life.
- Beautiful is better than ugly.
- Explicit is better than implicit.
- Simple is better than complex.
- Complex is better than complicated.
I have found this approach to life to be incredibly rewarding. It has helped me to write better code, to be a better person, and to live a better life.
Languages
I learned BASIC and (albeit, very rudimentary) C and Turbo Pascal when I was a 9 years old. Throught elementary and middle school, I had fun programming my own programs and making my own websites. I learned Python in college, and it has been my primary language ever since. I have also written software in PHP, Ruby, and Go.
My "favorite" language is bash, overall. I have written a lot of bash scripts over the years, and am a big fan of shellcheck. It makes you a better person.
The Future
I think that AI is here to stay, and it changes our relationship with code, fundamentally. Because of AI, code can be a trivial artifact of the creative process. It'll take some time to get there, but it's coming. I think, overall, that this is a good thing for humanity. AI has a tendency to trivialize code, while also making it more accessible to everyone. This is not ideal for software engineers, or is it? I think it is.
The engine for this website, for example, was made with Claude 3.5 Sonnet, a powerful AI that can write code for you. It is a powerful tool that can help you to write better code, faster.
The future is bright!
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