Oliver Rew

Most Python developers write code targeting PCs or the cloud, but a relative few develop for inaccessible and constrained environments, notably embedded systems. My talk will describe the challenges of working in this environment and provide solutions for building robust embedded systems.

In this talk, I will share our experience designing a CLI that dynamically updates itself based purely on API documentation, and describe some of the specific challenges and solutions to this problem.

As Bloomberg’s infrastructure grows and evolves, the tools we use to manage it are becoming increasingly important. To streamline infrastructure management, our team set out to design a REST API and constituent CLI (Command Line Interface) that would comprise a single interface for both...