This is a really fun talk with Shauna. We talk about: Going from academia to tech Django Open source project governance and Governing Open Womens Soccer and the NWSL Shauna's technical consulting business is Galaxy Rise Consulting The Complete pytest Course Level up your testing skills and save time during coding and maintenance. Check out courses.pythontest.com ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★...
May 09, 2024•43 min•Ep. 14
PyCon US is just around the corner. I've asked Rob Ludwick to come on the show to discuss how to get the most out of your PyCon experience. There's a lot to do. A lot of activities to juggle, including actual juggling, which is where we start the conversation. Even if you never get a chance to go to PyCon, I hope this interview helps you get a feel for the welcoming aspect of the Python community. We talk about: - Juggling at PyCon - How to get the most out of PyCon - Watching talks - Hallway tr...
May 04, 2024•40 min•Ep. 13
Nikita Karamov is a Python developer and maintainer on various open source Python projects. Some topics covered: Notes on university education in programming and engineering vs theory Jazzband for maintaining Django projects Contributing to open source makes you a better programmer Moving from Russia to Germany during college Cultural differences between Russia, Germany, and Oregon The nice lack of drama in the Python community A lack of universities teaching Python for web development Links fro...
Feb 08, 2024•40 min•Ep. 12
Pamela Fox is a Python Cloud Developer Advocate at Microsoft. Topics include: Girl Develop It Django Girls Girls Who Code Teaching a language vs teaching a tool What a dev advocate does Accessibility (A11y) testing Playwright axe-core Snapshot testing pytest plugin authoring Flask SQLAlchemy Relearning Go Links from the show: Python Bytes 323 with Pamela: AI search wars have begun Python Test 199 with Pamela: Is Azure Right for a Side Project? gdi: Girl Develop It Django Girls Girls Who Code "Au...
Jan 16, 2024•50 min•Ep. 11
Julian Sequeira is a cofounder of Pybites. He's a Python coach, a podcaster, a career mindset advocate, and is learning guitar. Topics include: Learning guitar Vacationing in Canada Pybites Splitting finances with Bob Building a community and a team Coaching Conscious positivity Australia is full of animals that want to kill you. Except kangaroos. Teaching Python to non-technical people The Complete pytest Course Level up your testing skills and save time during coding and maintenance. Check out...
Jan 13, 2024•54 min•Ep. 10
Will Vincent is a former board member of the Django Software Foundation. He's written 3 books on Django, writes a django newsletter, is a podcast co-host for Django Chat. The Complete pytest Course Level up your testing skills and save time during coding and maintenance. Check out courses.pythontest.com ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★...
Jan 08, 2024•48 min•Ep. 9
Carlton recently stepped down as a Django Fellow, maintains many Django related projects, is starting two SaaS companies, and is a podcast host on "Django Chat". Some of what we talk about: Being a Django fellow for 5 years Maintaining several Django related open source projects Client work Time with family Building a couple Software as a Service projects Kids and travel Kids and food Living in Spain as a British citizen How Brexit has affected his options Being an open source maintainer and tha...
Oct 25, 2023•47 min•Ep. 8
Mariatta has been a contributor to Python for many years and is a very inspiring public speaker. Some of what we talk about: Python Documentation Working Group GitHub bots, There's an API for that PyLadies PyLadiesCon Typo of the Day (maintainerd, verbossity, work-lie balance, etc.) A fish aquarium Cooking, Baking History of Tempura Working with APIs with Python Public Speaking / Giving Talks The power of seeing other women give talks The Complete pytest Course Level up your testing skills and s...
Sep 14, 2023•45 min•Ep. 7
Naomi is an elected fellow of the PSF, and has served as chair of its board of directors. Topics: - Building replacement leadership for every endeavor you start - What the PSF board does - Keeping Python's growth in increasing diversity - Learning foreign languages - PyCon Charlas - London - Guitar and music - The Quick Python Book - Community building - Retiring The Complete pytest Course Level up your testing skills and save time during coding and maintenance. Check out courses.pythontest.com ...
Aug 30, 2023•39 min•Ep. 6
Bob Belderbos built Pybites with Julian Sequeira. Pybites started with code challenges to help people learn Python, and has grown into a learning platform and community, and now includes coaching. We talk about: The history of Pybites Code challenges Coaching and now even growing the team of coaches Spain Books Links: PyBites Code Challenges platform ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ and you can hear your name on the show. How cool is that? The Complete pytest Course Level up your testing skil...
Aug 10, 2023•33 min•Ep. 5
Barry Warsaw has been with Python almost from the beginning, and is still at it. The early days of Python The tone and feel of the Python community came from Guido Tai Chi Meditation Bass Guitar Stick around until the very end of the show for a special treat, Barry Warsaw and The Zen of Python. Links from the show: Cheng Man-ch'ing Barry's soundcloud Barry on YouTube Barry is the official Python FLUFL The Zen of Python, put to music The Complete pytest Course Level up your testing skills and sav...
Aug 05, 2023•46 min•Ep. 4
Topics: “I don't know about the rest of you... I came for the language, but I stayed for the community." Brett Cannon, Python Core Dev, Pycon US 2014 Opening remarks Public speaking Being encouraging to others Why Canada Meanings of Back Bacon, Toque, and Pop Walking in Vancouver Snowshoeing Philosophy and thinking logically Proving the existence of God Rewriting code. “You’re probably going to have to write this 3 times before you’re happy with it.” 1 week per month on technical debt. Fountain ...
Jul 26, 2023•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 3
Paul Everitt is a developer advocate for JetBrains and PyCharm. Covered topics include: The transition of Python from BDFL to steering committee Brainstorming topics for this podcast Django, function based vs class based views, and Nancy Pelosi Coaching Lacrosse, "we're not in the lacrosse business, we're in the leadership business" Sports, if done the right way, can be a positive influence We don't need heroes, we need the next generation of heroes Volunteering work is a lot like open source Sk...
Jul 18, 2023•40 min•Ep. 2
Michael is the host of the podcasts Talk Python to Me and Python Bytes and runs the Python online course site Talk Python Training . He is also pretty serious about motorcycling, spends some time with simulated racing, and used to play billiards for cash. The Complete pytest Course Level up your testing skills and save time during coding and maintenance. Check out courses.pythontest.com ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★...
Jul 06, 2023•30 min•Ep. 1
