Welcome back to the Pybites Podcast. Watch here: Or listen here: This week we have a follow up to episode 101 in which we spoke about being in control in these difficult times of corporate layoffs. In this episode we talk about the importance of the people around you, because remember, you are the “average… Continue reading In tough times leverage the people around you
In tough times leverage the people around you
By PyBites Team on 31 March 2023
Teaching packaging by building a Python package
By PyBites Team on 25 March 2023
Listen here Or watch here (recommended because there will be code!) Welcome back to our podcast. In this week’s episode we look at Python packaging. I was teaching this on our weekly PDM Code Clinic call and we ended up building quite a useful Pybites Open Source tool. Introducing pybites-search, a command line tool to… Continue reading Teaching packaging by building a Python package
Failure does not exist, the obstacle is often the way
By PyBites Team on 15 March 2023
This content first appeared in our weekly newsletter. You can subscribe here. I remember a long time ago I applied for a job and … I never heard back. I applied for another job… rejected. And for yet another job one of my former colleagues got it. As I had to deal with disappointment, I… Continue reading Failure does not exist, the obstacle is often the way
8 tips for succeeding in the software industry
By PyBites Team on 15 March 2023
Watch here: Listen here: Welcome back to the podcast. Today we share 8 tips in response to a question that we were tagged on @ Twitter: As always we also discuss wins and books. Links: Mentioned books: And last but not least thanks for all your feedback 😍🙏 You can reach out to us through our Slack or… Continue reading 8 tips for succeeding in the software industry
Blaise Pabon on his developer journey, open source and why Python is great
By PyBites Team on 13 March 2023
Listen here: Or watch here: Welcome back to the Pybites podcast. This week we have a very special guest: Blaise Pabon. We talk about his background in software development, how he started with Python and his journey with us in PDM. We also pick his brains about why Python is such a great language, the importance of… Continue reading Blaise Pabon on his developer journey, open source and why Python is great
Learning to code is a lot like learning a language
By PyBites Team on 6 March 2023
This content was first sent as part of our friends email list, you can subscribe here to get this type of content early and fresh every week … Let me tell you the story of how I effectively learned foreign languages (there are a lot of parallels with how I became a developer). I was… Continue reading Learning to code is a lot like learning a language
Jim Hodapp on coaching software engineers and the power of Rust
By PyBites Team on 3 March 2023
Watch here: Or listen here: This week we have Jim Hodapp on our podcast. We talk about his career journey going from software engineer + manager to full-time developer coach, some of the tactics he uses with his clients, and why coaching is a powerful tool for software engineers. Then we pivot to a more technical… Continue reading Jim Hodapp on coaching software engineers and the power of Rust
Teachers aren’t the only ones who teach. As a developer you’re expected to do so too …
By Bob Belderbos on 2 March 2023
This article appeared first as a Pybites email. To receive this kind of content first, subscribe to our weekly newsletter. For a long time, I thought I should not make mistakes when teaching other developers. I would hide behind slides because they were “hardcoded”, safe, or I’d do a lot of editing of my coding… Continue reading Teachers aren’t the only ones who teach. As a developer you’re expected to do so too …
Django class based vs function based views
By PyBites Team on 28 February 2023
This post first appeared as an email on our friends list. We decided to publish it here because the question is still commonly asked 🤔 The other day I did a presentation on Django class based vs function based views. (Warning: this post is opinionated 😃) Also if you’re not into Django don’t stop reading just yet, because there are… Continue reading Django class based vs function based views
Feel Comfortable with Git?
By Jeffrey Haemer on 27 February 2023
Folks come to me to ask for help with Git. Sometimes they can’t guess what git subcommand they need. (Git 2.37 has 169.) Sometimes they know what subcommand they want, but don’t know what flags to use. (git log now has 149 flags and options.) Sometimes they issued a command, and Git didn’t do what… Continue reading Feel Comfortable with Git?