Apr 19 · 21 min read · TLDR: Python functions are first-class objects, not just reusable blocks. They support keyword arguments, safe defaults with None, variadic *args/**kwargs, closures, and LEGB scope resolution. These five ideas are not advanced features — they are the...
Join discussionApr 19 · 23 min read · 📖 The Copy-Paste Crisis: When Timing Code Invades Twenty Functions Sofia is three months into her first Python backend role. The team runs a performance review and discovers the data-processing API is slow. The tech lead asks her to add timing instr...
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