Hypermodern Python

The speed at which the Python ecosystem is evolving can be simply mind-boggling. There are tons of new libraries popping up left and right, making it hard to understand how they can and should play together. That’s why I enjoyed reading Jolowicz, Claudio (2020): “Hypermodern Python (read the blog posts and check the git repository). It is an oppinionated but detailed introduction into how to set up Python projects these days, covering

April 12, 2021 Read
To Pull or not to Pull: What is the Question?

If you ever found yourself arguing that Pull was somehow that same as make-to-order, I strongly recommend this paper by the authors of Factory Physics. Wallace J. Hopp, Mark L. Spearman, (2004): “To Pull or Not to Pull: What Is the Question?" In: Manufacturing & Service Operations Management 6(2):133-148 (available online). In it, the authors (successfully in mind mind) argue that the true discerning trait of a PULL system is the fixed upper bound on the total inventory in the system (as implemented e.

June 8, 2020 Read