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Python: The Second Language

Jun 27, 20191 hr
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Episode description

Owain Williams has lived and breathed C#. So what made him want to look at Python? The DNIStream team looks at what it is like to learn a second programming language, and even get into a debate about the very definition of the term "language".

TOPICS

  • What is the definition of language?
  • Why python?
  • What is special about it?
  • The real pros about having more than one language in your toolkit
  • ...and more!

LINKS
Pragmatic Programmer Beta (20th Anniversary edition)

Python Tutorial for Beginners - Mosh Hamedani

Python Crash Course 2nd Edition

Git Repo of Owain's code

Python by Socratica

MUSIC FROM THE CCMIXTER COMMUNITY
Snazzy Intro: On Top of the World by texasradiofish (c) copyright 2015 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/texasradiofish/50478 Ft: John Fletcher, Patricia Edwards, ElRon XChile, Speck, alexplaysguitar
Live Show Starting Soon: cdk - Sunday by Analog By Nature (c) copyright 2016 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/cdk/53755
Live Show Outro: MILLENNIALS by Analog By Nature (c) copyright 2018 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/cdk/57150

Special Guest: Owain Williams.

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