What I Learned Today (1st of February, 2023)

Did a full day.
But is this sustainable?
I’ll know in a week or so.

Python

• Finally figured out what def __init__ (self): does in an class, in a way that makes sense to my mind.
  If I create an class and I want it (i.e. the objects created with it) to take in arguments, then I need to define an __init__ method to set it all up.
  For e.g. if the class definition is just class chantSomeName(): where do I reconcile the fact that I need to pass in a name that needs chanting? In its __init__ method

class chantSomeName():
    def __init__(self, name):
        self.name = name

• Python does a lot for me. My first approach going into any problem should henceforth be,
  • Does Python already do this for me already, natively?
  • I should think of Python less, as a forge where I make my own tools (which it undoubtedly is) and more as a librarian, where I can just ask it for something and it will return it to me. The more I study it, the more I realise just how much it keeps track of and how much it tries to make life easy for me

Devops

• Learnt a bit about how Prow jobs work

English

• Learnt a new (old) word
  • viscid

  Vis"cid (?), a. [L. viscidus, fr. viscum the mistletoe, birdlime made from the berries of the mistletoe; akin to Gr. ?: cf. F. viscide.] Sticking or adhering, and having a ropy or glutinous consistency; viscous; glutinous; sticky; tenacious; clammy; as, turpentine, tar, gums, etc., are more or less viscid.

Urdu

• Working my way through the alphabet. Did the jeem group of letters today

Physical Activity

• An hours worth of cardio. I am really gritting my teeth and hoping all of this pain, pays off.

Django

• Learnt how to docker-ise my tiny Django app, that I’m writing, so I can have a contact form on the website.