In this podcast episode we talk about the significance of building real-world Python applications. Listen here: Or watch here: Bob highlights the importance of breaking away from tutorial paralysis and creating genuine software solutions to understand and confront real-world complexities. He also emphasizes the career benefits of showcasing tangible Python projects on your portfolio /… Continue reading Empower Your Python Ambitions – From Idea Paralysis to Real-World Projects
Articles on deliberate practice
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
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
Become a more effective learner with Russell Helmstedter
By PyBites Team on 10 October 2022
Listen now: This week we have Russell Helmstedter (@rhelmstedter) on the show to talk about a book about learning that will blow your mind: Learn Better We talk through the six facets of learning the book discusses: Value Target Develop Extend Relate Rethink … and link them back to Pybites, specifically our platform. Expect a lot of… Continue reading Become a more effective learner with Russell Helmstedter
What we learned from building our own CMS using Django
By PyBites Team on 6 September 2022
Django – The web framework for perfectionists with deadlines – indeed! We managed to get a simple MVP out in just 4 weeks using our JIT learning approach … In an effort to teach Julian Django, we figured we’d “eat our own dog food” and “learn by building”! As always though, the hard part is… Continue reading What we learned from building our own CMS using Django
My Favorite Career Development Book
By Bob Belderbos on 2 May 2020
If there is one career book we could recommend you it’s “So Good They Can’t Ignore You”. In this article some of the main takeaways for me.