#8: Teaching Python at Grok Learning and Classrooms

#8: Teaching Python at Grok Learning and Classrooms

Did you know that Australia is making text-based computer programming a core requirement for high school students? Grok Learning is building the platform to make teaching it to kids a joy for teachers and students. Our guest, Dr. James Curran is a key player in both of these projects. Join Michael in a conversation with Dr. Curran from Sydney University and co- founder of Grok Learning to learn about both of these and more! You'll learn about the different types of online tutorials, or short courses, you can use for learning or teaching including a text-based MUD game!

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#255: Talking to cars with Python

#255: Talking to cars with Python

Modern cars have become mobile computer systems with many small computers running millions of lines of code. On this episode, we plug a little Python into those data streams.

14 Mars 202051min

#254: A Python mentorship story

#254: A Python mentorship story

How do you go from poking around at Python code to actually solving real problems, the right way?

6 Mars 20201h 7min

#253: Moon base geekout

#253: Moon base geekout

This episode is a unique one. On this episode, I've invited Richard Campbell and developer and podcaster who also dives deep into science and tech topics. We are going to dig into his geekout series and spend some time talking realistically about moonbases and space travel.

25 Feb 20201h 22min

#252: What scientific computing can learn from CS

#252: What scientific computing can learn from CS

Did you come into Python from a computational science side of things? Were you just looking for something better than Excel or Matlab and got pulled in by all the Python has to offer?

21 Feb 20201h 10min

#251: Building and UX Testing Azure's Python SDK

#251: Building and UX Testing Azure's Python SDK

What does it take to build a Python library that will be used by a large number of developers? This happens all the in open source. Projects take off and become wildly successful.

13 Feb 202052min

#250: Capture over 400x C02 as trees with AI and Python

#250: Capture over 400x C02 as trees with AI and Python

As the popularity of Python grows, we see it popping up in all sorts of interesting places and projects. On this episode, you'll meet C.K. Sample and Nathan Papapietro from HyperGiant. They are using Python and AI to develop the EOS Bioreactor.

8 Feb 20201h 3min

#249: Capture the Staff of Pythonic Knowledge in TwilioQuest

#249: Capture the Staff of Pythonic Knowledge in TwilioQuest

Are you learning or helping someone else learn Python, why not make a game out of it? TwilioQuest is a game that doesn't treat you with kid-gloves while teaching you Python. Using your editor of choice, write code on your machine, and still play the game to solve Python challenges.

30 Jan 202059min

#248: Climate change and your Python code

#248: Climate change and your Python code

The most critical issue of our time is climate change. Yet, when you think about our carbon impact in the software industry, what comes to mind? Business travel? Commuting to the office so you don't miss filing that TPS report? Yeah, those are bad. But data centers, servers, and our apps consume a substantial portion of the total energy used by modern humans.

24 Jan 20201h 16min

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