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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Data Driven Pybites – 2023 survey results
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1 min readWatch 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 ourselves and our clients, “What’s next?”). Thank you everybody for the great feedback and stay tuned for some cool new stuff soon … Chapters:00:00 Intro01:05 Pybites survey 202302:10 Participation02:45 How do people find us?03:23 How often do people use our website04:00 Our Slack Community05:22 Main…
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Julian asks Bob about his use of ChatGpt
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1 min readWatch here: Or listen here: Welcome back to our podcast. In this episode Julian interviews Bob about his recent adoption of ChatGpt in his daily work. A bit hesitant at first he has fully embraced the tool and already noticed a significant increase in his productivity as a developer. We also highlight some possible concerns and how experience still matters a lot. As always we also discuss some wins and books / resources we’re consuming. Enjoy and hit us up on our Slack if you have any feedback. Chapters:00:00 Intro01:28 Wins07:05 Julian interviews Bob about his ChatGpt use12:08 Julian doing…
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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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In tough times leverage the people around you
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1 min readWelcome 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 of the 5 people with whom you hang out the most”. Leverage these 5 important people in your life, especially now! Next we move onto the concept of having a “personal board” or “circle of advisors”, a second group of people that might not be…
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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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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 discussion about Rust, his passion for the language, why it’s an interesting language to consider, also for Python developers, and to his developer community Rust Never Sleeps. We hope you enjoy this interview and that it inspires (and challenges) you to keep learning new things and…