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Hynek Schlawack

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Software engineer and open-source maintainer of attrs and structlog; writes about Python, software design and career growth at hynek.me.

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  1. Our readingNox is more powerful than tox out-of-the-box because it provides access to the Python standard library.

    Python

    Their wordsOf course, Nox is a lot more powerful than tox out-of-the-box, courtesy of Python. In the end, you've got the whole standard library at your disposal!

    ↗Why I Like Noxhynek.me 1st of 2 in this piece

  3. Our readingNox treats Python versions as first-class selectors for sessions, whereas tox treats them as factors.

    Python

    Their wordsAs James Bennett astutely observed, one cool feature of Nox is that Python versions are first-class selectors for sessions - while for tox it's just a factor like any other.

    ↗Why I Like Noxhynek.me 2nd of 2 in this piece

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  5. Our readingRelying on the semantic meaning of SemVer is not reliable and every update should be treated as potentially breaking.

    Their wordsWhat it does mean though, is that you can't rely on the semantic meaning of SemVer and you must treat every update as potentially breaking.

    ↗Semantic Versioning Will Not Save Youhynek.me 2nd of 3 in this piece

  7. Our readingPinning the major version of a package often means not receiving any updates once the package bumps its major version.

    Their wordsTherefore the moment you pin the major version of a package, it usually means that you won't get any updates whatsoever once the package bumps its major version.

    ↗Semantic Versioning Will Not Save Youhynek.me 3rd of 3 in this piece