Has anyone tried SCONS? Came across someone using it in a place where I worked earlier. Python-based make-like tool. https://scons.org/. - Source: Hacker News / about 1 month ago

The most comprehensive make alternative in python I've seen is Scons (https://scons.org/) It would be worth to see how they tackles some of the challenges you're looking into. Blurb from the website: SCons is an Open Source software construction tool. Think of SCons as an improved, cross-platform substitute for the classic Make utility with integrated functionality similar to autoconf/automake and compiler caches... - Source: Hacker News / 8 months ago

Https://scons.org/ It has cache facility to speed up re-builds. - Source: Hacker News / 11 months ago

SCons never got popular enough to escape the niches it grew up in. Source: 12 months ago

I literally do almost this exact thing with the game im working on. Situation is: im the programmer, working with an artist who cant code (and im not going to make them edit json on an ipad lmao) so I have a google drive spreadsheet where they put metadata for the items they make. I have a script that uses rclone to copy this down as a csv, along with the image assets. Then I wrote a python extension for scons... Source: about 1 year ago

Websites that only works on the signed browser binary for your "security"? FU Google, just let me own my computer Yes. This exact thing already exists. It's commonplace for a lot of school testing software. You have to use their specific closed source browser on Windows. It's called LockDown browser , though there are others too like CAASPP. Source: over 1 year ago

I won't say the university, because I would like to keep my personal life off reddit. But I will say the program that was used is called "Lockdown browser". Source: about 2 years ago

My name is Aharon Weinstein, and I am in my undergrad at Georgia State University. Before getting into any information or research, I want to start by disclaiming that I was a news writer for The Signal during my first semester, which is where I started this research. To my knowledge, after my leaving due to complicated issues in my personal life, someone else took over this piece, but I am unsure if they ever... Source: about 3 years ago

Where did you graduate? I believe most Universities and Colleges (at least in the US) require some kind of proprietary browser like this for online tests and quizzes. I know all my local schools use Respondus, which sucks, but I guess it's not the worst one. Recording audio/video for this is next level surveillance type shit and clearly a breach of privacy. Source: about 3 years ago

Relevant link: the application’s website and what shady shit they can do. Source: over 3 years ago