Review: 7 Python IDEs go to the mat

Of all the metrics you could use to gauge the popularity and success of a language, one surefire indicator is the number of development environments available for it. Python’s rise in popularity over the last several years has brought with it a strong wave of IDE support, with tools aimed at both the general programmer…

Anatomy of a killer IT internship program

Chad TerMaat, senior director of IT at Lincoln, Nebraska-based engineering firm Olsson, counts three factors enabling the success of their IT internship program. First off, he says, you put them to work. “Our interns do actual IT work, and their capabilities drive the type of work we give them,” he explains. “That could be software…