Watch us here: Or listen here: In this podcast episode we discuss 9 tips to build confidence as a developer, drawing from our own experience + coaching 100+ (aspiring) Python developers. We cover the importance of starting with small, achievable projects, breaking down complex problems into smaller tasks, and practicing regularly. Additionally, we emphasize the… Continue reading Overcoming Imposter Syndrome: 9 Tips to Boost Your Confidence as a Developer
Articles on coaching
Data Driven Pybites – 2023 survey results
By PyBites Team on 27 April 2023
Watch here: Or listen here: Welcome back to our podcast. In today’s episode we go fully “data driven”. We held our first annual survey a month ago and we got some amazing feedback. We summarize it in this episode and share some exciting projects we’re planning in and working on (we also like to ask… Continue reading Data Driven Pybites – 2023 survey results
My experience building a FastAPI + Streamlit app
By Chris Sato on 13 February 2023
I recently finished my time in the PDM program with Bob as my coach. This post focuses on how I made a back-end read-only database using FastAPI and a front-end using Streamlit along with the challenges that came with the whole project. Project Idea and initial planning This wasn’t my first attempt. I tried making… Continue reading My experience building a FastAPI + Streamlit app
How Michael Knott used Python to enhance his sports coaching career
By PyBites Team on 2 February 2023
Listen here: Or watch here: 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… Continue reading How Michael Knott used Python to enhance his sports coaching career
10 things that hamper your Python career progress
By PyBites Team on 25 January 2023
We all know that becoming a Python developer is hard. There’s the “10,000-hour” principle which means there’s a significant amount of effort and time you’re going to have to invest. More important though is how you’ll spend that time. Are you working on the right things and tackling increasingly challenging goals? We talk with a… Continue reading 10 things that hamper your Python career progress
Pybites turns 6 today – 10 highlights + lessons learned
By PyBites Team on 19 December 2022
Today Pybites turns 6 years 🎉😎 We could never have envisioned that our end-of-2016 “Python blog side project” would grow out into a fully fledged business serving thousands of people worldwide! Here are 10 highlights / lessons learned from our journey so far: 1. Don’t procrastinate, implement We had been chatting for many years about ideas… Continue reading Pybites turns 6 today – 10 highlights + lessons learned
5 tips for overcoming imposter syndrome …
By Bob Belderbos on 8 July 2022
“I don’t belong here!”, “Who the hell am I to …” You’re not alone! Imposter syndrome is widespread in our industry. Here are 5 tips to better deal with it: 1. Talk with somebody Be it your manager, colleague, mentor or friend. This greatly reduces the stress this causes and you’ll realize (like really realize, not read… Continue reading 5 tips for overcoming imposter syndrome …
PyBites Website 2.0 is here
By PyBites Team on 27 July 2021
Hey, what just happened to the pybit.es site?! After 4.5 years of content updates, products and growth, the site just got outdated, unmanageable and even confusing. The pain was real and we needed a fix! The site was first created using Pelican, a (Python) static site generator + GitHub pages and we were happy with… Continue reading PyBites Website 2.0 is here
Are You Working on Your Mindset as Much as Your Technical Skills?
By Bob Belderbos on 6 March 2021
In this post we share our favourite lessons from basketball coach Wooden: enjoy the game (more than the result), many small improvements compound over time, your actions reveal your character, stay humble, and keep emotion and ego in check.
Rockstar Python Developers Need Great communication Skills Too
By Anthony Lister on 4 May 2020
Mentoring children is a whole new challenge, and one that served to help me think about my own communication and empathy skills at work too.