#477: Awesome Text Tricks with NLP and spaCy

Learn how Python is being used in research to understand the inner workings of the Earth.

25 Mai 201852min

You often hear about architecture in software. This could be things like microservices, 3-tier apps, or even the dreaded client-server mainframe app. But this episode, we're turning this on its head: It's software in architecture and real-world construction projects with Mark Mendez.

21 Mai 201854min

Django has reached a major milestone with its 2.0 release. This puts legacy Python (that is Python 2) fully in the rear-view mirror and brings some nice new features to the framework.

12 Mai 20181h 7min

What is the fastest, most scalable web platform? Is it Pyramid running on top of MongoDB with a Redis cache? Maybe Flask and Postgres as a service? Some funky Go API framework?

4 Mai 201855min

Python is often described as a "batteries included" language and ecosystem. In fact, that's been taken so far that there is even a delightful Easter egg in the Python REPL. Just type "import antigravity" to see what I mean.

27 Apr 20181h

You've surely heard of quantum computing and quantum computers. They are based on the (often) non-intuitive nature of very small particles described by quantum mechanics. So how do they work and what will they mean for us as a society and as developers?

20 Apr 201847min

One of the hottest areas of growth for Python is in the scientific and data science communities. But if that work is done in an academic or research setting, it can be very hard to get proper credit for it. You have to write full on peer reviewed articles.

6 Apr 20181h 4min

Learning about programming libraries and languages is useful and interesting. But sometimes knowing WHY certain decisions were made or the history leading up to some change or package being created gives you a deeper understanding.

24 Mar 201859min