The latest articles on DEV Community by Ice or Fire (@iceorfiresite). https://dev.to/iceorfiresite https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F171429%2Fd41f7183-b884-42c4-b58a-ba4d1ae4b96c.jpg https://dev.to/iceorfiresite en Ice or Fire Mon, 06 Feb 2023 05:22:48 +0000 https://dev.to/iceorfiresite/chatgpt-vs-human-blog-posts-40hc https://dev.to/iceorfiresite/chatgpt-vs-human-blog-posts-40hc <p>In my fun little experiment, I created a blog post myself and had ChatGPT create two similar ones. How did the AI generated posts stack up to mine? <a href="https://www.iceorfire.com/post/chatgpt-vs-human-blog-posts" rel="noopener noreferrer">Can you pick out the human created post?</a></p> sql postgres sqlserver database Ice or Fire Fri, 18 Mar 2022 17:03:57 +0000 https://dev.to/iceorfiresite/resume-generation-with-python-1pi4 https://dev.to/iceorfiresite/resume-generation-with-python-1pi4 <h1> Let's Create The Resume That Lands Your Next Job! </h1> <p>Join us as we use the power of Python to <a href="https://www.iceorfire.com/post/resume-generation-with-python">generate an eye-catching resume</a>. You'll stand out from the pack and get that interview!</p> <h1> Support Me </h1> <p>If you find these tutorials helpful, please consider <a href="https://www.buymeacoffee.com/z4F8QVS6w">buying me a coffee</a>. Thanks!</p> python programming tutorial job Ice or Fire Fri, 04 Feb 2022 14:52:02 +0000 https://dev.to/iceorfiresite/sending-html-emails-with-python-1o4g https://dev.to/iceorfiresite/sending-html-emails-with-python-1o4g <h1> Let's Send Eye-catching Emails </h1> <p>Join us as we learn how to <a href="https://www.iceorfire.com/post/sending-html-emails-with-python">send HTML emails with Python</a>! You won't be MailChimp but you can impress your friends.</p> <h1> Support Me </h1> <p>If you find these tutorials helpful, please consider <a href="https://www.buymeacoffee.com/z4F8QVS6w">buying me a coffee</a>. Thanks!</p> python programming tutorial Ice or Fire Wed, 29 Dec 2021 21:41:24 +0000 https://dev.to/iceorfiresite/generative-art-with-python-347h https://dev.to/iceorfiresite/generative-art-with-python-347h <h1> Let's Create Art With Code </h1> <p>Join us as we learn how to <a href="https://www.iceorfire.com/post/generative-art-with-python">generate art with Python</a>! Even if you aren't artistic you can give Jackson Pollock a run for his money.</p> <h1> Support Me </h1> <p>If you find these tutorials helpful, please consider <a href="https://www.buymeacoffee.com/z4F8QVS6w">buying me a coffee</a>. Thanks!</p> python programming tutorial Ice or Fire Fri, 19 Nov 2021 16:59:07 +0000 https://dev.to/iceorfiresite/top-programmer-christmas-gifts-2021-5dpo https://dev.to/iceorfiresite/top-programmer-christmas-gifts-2021-5dpo <h1> What Should I Buy The Coder In My Life? </h1> <p>Programmers are mythical beasts that hang out in the dark, stare at screens for hours and live on coffee and Mountain Dew. Coders may be hard to shop for but <a href="https://www.iceorfire.com/post/top-programmer-christmas-gifts-2021">these gifts</a> are sure to bring a smile to their faces <a href="https://www.iceorfire.com/post/top-programmer-christmas-gifts-2021">this Christmas</a>!</p> programming python javascript Ice or Fire Mon, 11 Oct 2021 13:34:12 +0000 https://dev.to/iceorfiresite/win-the-lottery-with-python-1ipp https://dev.to/iceorfiresite/win-the-lottery-with-python-1ipp <h1> Building a Powerball Simulator </h1> <p>We're going to create a Python project that simulates <a href="https://www.iceorfire.com/post/win-the-lottery-with-python">picking Powerball numbers</a>. Learn how to generate random numbers using the random module.</p> <h1> Support Me </h1> <p>If you find these tutorials helpful, please consider <a href="https://www.buymeacoffee.com/z4F8QVS6w">buying me a coffee</a>. Thanks!</p> python tutorial programming codenewbie Ice or Fire Tue, 03 Aug 2021 18:21:04 +0000 https://dev.to/iceorfiresite/python-text-to-speech-book-3hhk https://dev.to/iceorfiresite/python-text-to-speech-book-3hhk <h1> Creating a Book That "Reads" Along </h1> <p>We're going to <a href="https://www.iceorfire.com/post/text-to-speech-fun">create a short book that reads</a> the Jabberwocky poem. We'll be using Google's text to speech library (gtts), TkInter, and the Python Image Library (PIL).</p> <h1> Support Me </h1> <p>If you find these tutorials helpful, please consider <a href="https://www.buymeacoffee.com/z4F8QVS6w">buying me a coffee</a>. Thanks!</p> python programming tutorial Ice or Fire Tue, 08 Jun 2021 14:22:21 +0000 https://dev.to/iceorfiresite/what-programming-languages-do-you-use-everyday-2f81 https://dev.to/iceorfiresite/what-programming-languages-do-you-use-everyday-2f81 <p>What programming languages do you use everyday? 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Thanks!</p> python books tutorial Ice or Fire Fri, 14 May 2021 20:45:43 +0000 https://dev.to/iceorfiresite/python-madlibs-clone-tutorial-3675 https://dev.to/iceorfiresite/python-madlibs-clone-tutorial-3675 <h1> Making Our Own Version Of Madlibs </h1> <p>We're going to <a href="https://www.iceorfire.com/post/python-madlibs-tutorial">recreate the classic word fun of Madlibs</a> using built-in Python libraries and an awesome library called Inflect. I <a href="https://dev.to/iceorfiresite/four-useful-python-libraries-you-don-t-know-about-4lhl">covered Inflect in another post</a>.</p> <h1> Support Me </h1> <p>If you find these tutorials helpful, please consider <a href="https://www.buymeacoffee.com/z4F8QVS6w">buying me a coffee</a>. Thanks!</p> python programming tutorial Ice or Fire Wed, 12 May 2021 13:47:54 +0000 https://dev.to/iceorfiresite/renpy-pirate-choose-your-own-adventure-tutorial-part-3-ljo https://dev.to/iceorfiresite/renpy-pirate-choose-your-own-adventure-tutorial-part-3-ljo <h1> Last Time On the High Seas </h1> <p>In our <a href="https://dev.to/iceorfiresite/our-continuing-renpy-pirate-game-journey-5a46">last post</a>, we covered variables, conditionals and screens under RenPy.</p> <h1> Sailing Onward Me Hearties! </h1> <p>In our <a href="https://www.iceorfire.com/post/renpy-pirate-game-part-6-styles-scoring-inventory-system">latest tutorial</a>, I cover creating an inventory system for our pirate treasure, a scoring system for progress, and styling to jazz up our layouts. I even have screenshots of the game so you can see what it'll look like.</p> <h1> Let's Learn Together </h1> <p>I'm learning RenPy as I make these tutorials. I welcome your feedback and questions on <a href="https://www.iceorfire.com/post/renpy-pirate-game-part-6-styles-scoring-inventory-system">this project</a>!</p> <h1> Support Me </h1> <p>If you find these tutorials helpful, please consider <a href="https://www.buymeacoffee.com/z4F8QVS6w">buying me a coffee</a>. Thanks!</p> python tutorial Ice or Fire Sun, 02 May 2021 19:27:42 +0000 https://dev.to/iceorfiresite/four-useful-python-libraries-you-don-t-know-about-4lhl https://dev.to/iceorfiresite/four-useful-python-libraries-you-don-t-know-about-4lhl <h1> I Introduce 4 Python Libraries And Make A Mini Project </h1> <p>In <a href="https://www.iceorfire.com/post/four-useful-python-libraries-you-dont-know-about">this post</a>, I teach you how to use Delorean, FuzzyWuzzy, Emoji and Inflect.</p> <h2> Delorean </h2> <p>It's more than just a time-traveling car! Delorean makes using Datetime objects simple.</p> <h2> FuzzyWuzzy </h2> <p>He may be a bear with no hair but he's also a powerful fuzzy matching library.</p> <h2> Emoji </h2> <p>You can easily use all of your favorite emojis in your Python code with this library.</p> <h2> Inflect </h2> <p>Inflect is an amazing library that will help you write better messages/output for your users as well as a boatload of other things.</p> <h1> Show Me The Code </h1> <p><a href="https://www.iceorfire.com/post/four-useful-python-libraries-you-dont-know-about">View the code and build our small MadLibs project</a>.</p> <h1> Support Me </h1> <p>If you find these tutorials helpful, please consider <a href="https://www.buymeacoffee.com/z4F8QVS6w">buying me a coffee</a>. Thanks!</p> python tutorial