You don’t need library to download the scent of honeysuckle. You can hear the music of a chattering creek without a secure connection or authentication. We spend so much time connected to and with our tech and our code that we forget what it feels like to be connected to the world around us, to… Continue reading The Importance of Disconnecting as a Developer
The Importance of Disconnecting as a Developer
By Hugh Tipping on 30 June 2022
Data engineering involves more Python than you might think!
By PyBites Team on 29 June 2022
Listen here: This week we have Christo back on the show to talk about his experience in the data engineering field. He shares some valuable tips how to become a more effective data engineer which, surprisingly or not, increasingly requires a well-rounded Python developer skill set. Enjoy and feel free to reach out to Christo below … Christo’s website: https://www.christoolivier.com… Continue reading Data engineering involves more Python than you might think!
Automating the Boring Stuff and Plotting Student Data
By Russell Helmstedter on 28 June 2022
My name is Russell Helmstedter. I am a middle school math and computer science teacher at De Anza Academy of Technology & the Arts (DATA). My first exposure to Python was in March of 2020. For some reason, I was stuck at home and couldn’t go out and do things. I decided to learn how… Continue reading Automating the Boring Stuff and Plotting Student Data
Common Python developer pitfalls and the 80/20 that really matters
By PyBites Team on 23 June 2022
Listen here: Welcome back to another Pybites podcast episode. In this episode we talk about common pitfalls you want to avoid when becoming a Python developer: Pitfall #1: Tutorial paralysisPitfall #2: Improper sequencingPitfall #3: Obsessing over Pythonic codePitfall #4: Going on your own for too long … after that we look at the 80/20 (aka… Continue reading Common Python developer pitfalls and the 80/20 that really matters
What I have learned from an open-source project
By Leonieke Paalvast on 17 June 2022
What preceded it I like the Carbon images that appear on Twitter from Pybites. Out of curiosity, I took a look at the code on GitHub, but it was pretty overwhelming and intimidating, so I quickly moved on to something I did “understand.” I often follow a tutorial or collect items I might need one… Continue reading What I have learned from an open-source project
Is it time to step back and look at the greater design?
By PyBites Team on 17 June 2022
**The official Pybites T-Shirt** This week we talk about an important topic: how to prevent yourself as a programmer from getting into tunnel vision when coding. We have a nice practical example we’ll share how we hit this last week (and many times more for that matter) in one of our solutions and also relate… Continue reading Is it time to step back and look at the greater design?
How to make a nice graph using Django and Chart.js
By Bob Belderbos on 14 June 2022
In this article I will show you how to make a beautiful yet simple graph using Django + Chart.js. The code for this project is here. Getting the data We are going to plot the number of Bite exercises that get completed per month on our platform. For this I exported the live data from… Continue reading How to make a nice graph using Django and Chart.js
The gift of time
By PyBites Team on 10 June 2022
Listen now: In this episode we talk about the gift of time. Are you intentional in how you spend time with people? We talk about several advantages, why it’s so important for your career, personal growth and life / well being. And the best thing: it takes relatively little effort and time if you know how… Continue reading The gift of time
Case study: How to parse nested JSON
By Michael Aydinbas on 3 June 2022
I was asked to help parse a JSON file that is delivered by the iTunes Store Customer Reviews API JSON endpoint. It is not so important how this API works or if there are better APIs for this. Instead, let’s assume that we found our favorite API to work with and that our request makes… Continue reading Case study: How to parse nested JSON
How to stay motivated and beat procrastination
By PyBites Team on 2 June 2022
Listen now: Whether you like it or not we are emotional species so you have to manage your motivation, it’s not a given! In this week’s podcast we feature two segments from our productivity course: motivation and procrastination. We teach you various techniques to keep your motivation high: – Desire breathes motivation. – Go back… Continue reading How to stay motivated and beat procrastination