Programming Leftovers

posted by Roy Schestowitz on May 08, 2025

• Rlang ☛ Downsampling for predictive modeling

  Note that this is cross posted with a vignette in the medley R package.

• Rlang ☛ Trend-Anomaly Analysis: Ethereum’s Pectra Upgrade

  The Pectra upgrade for Ethereum could catalyze the expected uptrend despite the reduced risk appetite caused by the Tariff War between the US and China. Based on the trend-anomaly analysis, this suggests the potential for a 40% increase in the near term.

• Python

  • Red Hat ☛ Python packaging for RHEL 9 & 10 using pyproject RPM macros

    For more than a decade, the setup.py file was the cornerstone of Python packages. When packaging RPM packages for Red Bait Enterprise GNU/Linux (RHEL), RPM spec files invoked the setup.py script in %build and %install sections, typically using the %py3_build and %py3_install RPM macros. Every Python project relied on either the standard library's distutils module or the more advanced and widely used setuptools package.

• Rust

  • Rust Weekly Updates ☛ This Week In Rust: This Week in Rust 598

    Hello and welcome to another issue of This Week in Rust!