Microsoft Visual Studio Code is a flexible, cross-platform editor that can be transformed into a full-blown IDE for most any language or workflow. Over the past few years, it has exploded in ...

Python -O won’t magically make every script faster, but in the right workloads it’s a free win—here’s how to test it safely.

Python has become one of the most popular programming languages out there, particularly for beginners and those new to the hacker/maker world. Unfortunately, while it’s easy to get something up and ...

Optimized apps and websites start with well-built code. The truth, however, is that you don't need to worry about performance in 90% of your code, and probably 100% for many scripts. It doesn't matter ...