How Michael Knott used Python to enhance his sports coaching career

By on 2 February 2023

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Welcome back to the Pybites podcast. This week we have a wonderful chat with Michael Knott.

We talk about the most valuable things about Michael’s Python journey, including what he achieved through our PDM program. 

We talk about:
– Michael’s work as a fitness coach and how he got into Python as a tool to automate repetitive tasks in his daily work.
– How he improved his Python and developer skills in PDM with us.
– What challenges he faced when started his programmer journey.
– Some really cool technologies he has learned and applied in his apps so far.
– How the things he learned with us are positively impacting his craft.
– How he gained confidence in spite of feeling imposter syndrome (e.g. getting his code out there).
– And … (as usual) how important the mindset side turned out to be.

We also celebrate wins and share what we’re reading (book links below).

Links:
– PDM program (Michael’s ISSF Scraper is featured under the projects section!)
– Julian’s Flask Udemy course

Books: 
– Still Life (fiction)
– Practices of the Python Pro (SW best practices)
– Publishing Python Packages (new!)
– The Dream of Europe (history)
– Find Your Strength (productivity)

We hope you enjoy this episode and reach out if you have any feedback: info@pybit.es

To reach out to Michael, you can do so:
– On LinkedIn
– On Twitter
– On our Slack

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