Welcome back to the Pybites podcast! Watch here: Listen here: In this insightful conversation with software developer, PDM-er, and entrepreneur Charles Carriere, we delve into his journey of launching personal projects, overcoming imposter syndrome, and mastering Python. He shares his experience of creating a Django app in our PDM program around fusion energy, aggregating and summarizing (using AI!) articles, and his future plan of creating a job board on the site as well. Super cool! He emphasizes the importance of launching projects, big or small, to truly understand what you’re doing and to learn from each challenge. He also discusses…
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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 need for a strong mindset and learning from mistakes, as well as celebrating small victories and reflecting on personal progress. To further improve, we suggest contributing to open source, building a portfolio, and seeking guidance and support through coaching. As usual, we also discuss our…
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Watch here: Or listen here: He’s back! Django by Example book author Antonio Melé 😍 Not only that, we did this interview in person at a cafeteria on the beach 🏖 In this episode he shares his 10 favorite Django plugins 💪 💡 1. Django Debug Toolbar 2. Django REST Framework 3. Django Channels 4. Django Celery 5. Django Extensions 6. Django allauth and social-auth 7. Django Import Export 8. Django Sentry 9. Django Easy Thumbnails / Imagekit 10. Django-parler Of course we also asked him what he’s reading at the moment: – Nudge Connect with Antonio:– LinkedIn– Pybites Slack Antonio’s previous Pybites podcast episode is number 89 And last but not least, get Antonio’s epic Django…
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5 tips to learn any new Python library faster
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4 min readThis was a Pybites email first. To always get the latest and greatest content, subscribe here. Lately I have been learning some new libraries for weekly PDM Code Clinic demo sessions (e.g. PyScript, Flet, PySimpleGUI, Playwright, htmx, Redis, Leaflet, etc.) There is a general approach I take that makes this less painful and more fun. Of course having done development for quite a while makes things easier, but even after years of experience this craft does not come easy per se. The following tips are still generic enough that they help developers of all levels. Let’s also time the steps…
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Watch here: Or listen here: In this week’s episode we talk with Dane about packaging and the rich ecosystem of Python tooling. Dane is the author of Publishing Python Packages, a new Manning book that just came out. In our conversation we dive into some of the specific challenges and opportunities that come with packaging Python code. One of the things that we discuss is the backstory behind Dane’s book on packaging. Dane talks about how he scratched his own itch by open sourcing some packaging code that he had developed at work. He then began to explore some of…
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Teaching packaging by building a Python package
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1 min readListen 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 search our content (articles, Bite exercises, podcast episodes, youtube videos and tips). We look at how to build a package and some of the code + design that went into pybites-search and how open sourcing this is a double win: our PDM bot project can…
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8 tips for succeeding in the software industry
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1 min readWatch 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 send an email to info at pybit dot es.
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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 open source and his active role in it, including a myriad of developer communities he actively takes part in. Lastly, we talk about the books we’re currently reading. Links:– Vitrina: a portfolio development kit for DevOps– Boston Python hosts several online meetings a week– The mother of all…
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Listen here: Or watch here: Welcome back to the Pybites podcast. This week we have an inspirational chat with Juanjo: – How he started his programming journey and what passionates him about this craft. – How he fell in love with Python. – How he overcame tutorial paralysis. – How PDM helped him improve his skills and how the positive effect it’s having on his daily work and moving forward. – How important succeeding as a developer is for him. – How he coped with imposter syndrome as he grew as a developer. – Tips for people aspiring to become software developers…
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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 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.–…