#165: Python and the blockchain
The blockchain and cryptocurrencies are some of the most disruptive technologies of the decade. On this episode, you'll meet Stuart Farmer who is building a suite of developer tools that speed up the process of creating new and custom blockchains and apps.
8 Jun 20181h 5min
#164: Python in Brain Research at the Allen Institute
The brain is truly one of the final frontiers of human exploration. Understanding how brains work has vast consequences for human health and computation. Imagine how computers might change if we actually understood how thinking and even consciousness worked. On this episode, you'll meet Justin Kiggins and Corinne Teeter who are research scientists using Python for their daily work at the Allen Institute for Brain Science. They are joined by Nicholas Cain who is a software developer supporting scientists there using Python as well.
1 Jun 201857min
#163: Python in Geoscience
Learn how Python is being used in research to understand the inner workings of the Earth.
25 Mai 201852min
#162: Python in Building and Architecture
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
#161: Django 2.0
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
#160: Lektor: Beautiful websites out of flat files
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
#159: Inside the new PyPI launch
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
#158: Quantum Computing and Python
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
