#189: War Stories of the Developer Evangelists
Have you ever wondered what a developer advocate (sometimes called a dev evangelist) does? You know these folks. They are often seen at conferences working at some high-end tech company's booth or traveling from conference to conference speaking on their specialty.
7 Dec 201859min
#188: Async for the Pythonic web with Sanic
What do most web servers do most of the time? They wait. They wait on external systems while processing a request.
1 Dec 201856min
#187: Secure all the things with HubbleStack
How do you keep track of the security, configuration states, and even out of date system level packages in your servers? What if you had 40,000 or more servers? How's your process scale? I'll tell you, mine would take some tweaks!
20 Nov 201859min
#186: 100 Days of Python in a Magical Universe
The key to making anything a habit, including learning to program, is to make it fun. That's exactly what Anna-Lena Popkes did with her 100 days of code challenge. She created a magical universe where Python-derived creatures and castles live.
16 Nov 20181h 2min
#185: Creating a Python 3 Culture at Facebook
Do you or your team maintain a large Python 2 code base? Would you like to move to Python 3 but there's just too much in place keeping you on legacy Python? Then you will definitely enjoy this story from Jason Fried. He created a grassroots campaign to move Facebook's massive Python 2 codebase to Python 3 and he made Python 3 part of the culture. There are lessons here for every listener.
9 Nov 20181h 7min
#184: Teaching Python with BBC micro:bit
How can we make learning Python and teaching Python more real for students, especially younger students? The BBC in the UK had a great idea. Make it more physically real with actual devices. That's where Nicholas Tollervey got involved. He helped bring the BBC Micro:bit and Python to millions of kids in the UK.
2 Nov 20181h 7min
#183: Qt for Python
Python is taking over much of the development world as it quickly is becoming one of the, or simply the most widely used programming languages. But that does not mean that Python is without its weaknesses. In my mind, there are three such weaknesses: #1 GUIs applications, #2 Native, general purpose mobile apps (iOS and Android), #3 deployment as a single binary or set of binary and resource files.
24 Okt 201858min
#182: Picture Python at Shutterfly
Join me and Doug Farrell as we discuss his career and what he's up to at Shutterfly. You'll learn about the Python stack he's using to work with, not just with bits and bytes, but physical devices on a production line for creating all sorts of picturesque items. You'll also hear how both he and I feel it's a great time to be a developer, even if you're on the older side of 30 or 40 or beyond.
17 Okt 201858min
