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  • Focus on what you can control

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    Listen here: Welcome back to our Pybites podcast. This week we talk about the relatively stressful times we live in and hence the need to focus on what YOU can control. We center our discussion around 5 tips: 1. Setting boundaries. 2. At work ask for personal development time to skill up. 3. Ask for more responsibility where appropriate (but don’t burn yourself out). 4. Choose how to respond to situations (it’s high stress out there at the moment, but you don’t have to be). 5. Focus on what’s important to you, that is “roles” you have in life. A dedicated mindset episode…

  • From teacher to software developer

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    Listen here: In this episode we talk with none other than Sean Tibor from the Teaching Python podcast. Did you know he recently made an important career switch from teacher to developer?  You’ll hear his inspiring story on how he’s grown as a developer, what helped him get there (for example his teaching experience), mindset (of course!), and how his team is currently expanding. Enjoy! Links:– Teaching Python podcast– Sean on Twitter– Sean on LinkedIn– Mondelēz International job postings– The Missing README book

  • The role of luck

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    Listen here: Today we talk about luck and how it relates to career success. It annoys the heck out of us when people say about successful people “oh they were just lucky”. Sure luck has a role, but often it’s the consistent hard work (discipline) that put those people into the position to become lucky. So we dedicated this episode to this and share how you can “get lucky” as a developer which basically means you have to put in the work. Simple advice, but asking yourself the honest question: are you doing this enough? As usual, we also relate this to…

  • Technology and Mindset with new PDM Coach Hugh Tipping

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    Listen now: This week we welcome Hugh Tipping, our newest Pybites Developer Mindset (PDM) Coach, to the podcast! These 34 minutes are packed full of inspiration and insight into Hugh’s motivations as a coach. Hugh shares his thoughts on many of the concepts that we actually address within PDM so if you’ve been wondering what it’s like, this is a great one to listen to. Building your portfolio Blogging “Overcoming” Imposter Syndrome Navigating public feedback Stoicism Community in coding Creativity and coding You can follow Hugh here: https://linktr.ee/htipping Books Mentioned: Hugh: Cal Newport – Deep WorkHugh: Cal Newport – So Good They…

  • Become a more effective learner with Russell Helmstedter

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    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 useful tips that will increase the important meta skill of learning which will of course help you become a better developer as well! Links / resources: – The article that got Russell on this book– Learn Better book– Russell’s extensive notes (kudos, thanks!)– Our platform that embraces a lot of what’s discussed…

  • Practical Django with Antonio Melé

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    Listen here: This week we have Antonio Melé on the show, CTO & co-founder at Nucoro and author of Django 4 by Example. We talk about: – His day to day at Nucoro. – Why he chose Django as a web framework and how he uses it at the company. – What inspired him to write a highly practical (dense) book on Django. – Some challenges he faced (and faces) with writing a “colossal” Django book 🙂 – Tips on learning new (complex) technologies. – What adjacent skills are most important for the Django developer. – Class based vs function based views?…

  • Tips for Navigating the Job Hunt with Rhys Powell

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    Listen here: The job hunt is on! With so many people looking to change things up with work, whether it be a new role, a new company, remote work – you name it – we decided it was time to talk a little about the Job Hunt. This week, I.T veteran and long-standing Pybites Community Member, Rhys Powell joins me (Julian!) to share some tips around searching and applying for jobs these days. Rhys brings a wealth of experience from both sides of the fence as someone seeking a change in I.T and also as the Hiring Manager. In this…

  • From Basketball Athlete to DevRel, Dropping the Fear of Failure

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    Listen here: This week we have Tonya Sims on the show to talk about her journey from athlete / basketball player to Python Developer Advocate / DevRel and entrepreneur. We talk about how she combines sports with Python, her business of helping parents of aspiring athlete kids and (of course) the unstoppable developer mindset.  We hope you’ll enjoy this episode and feel free to reach out to Tonya on Twitter or in our Pybites Community. Links:– Deepgram – Automated Speech Recognition (ASR)– Mentioned talk: Faceoff Fun with Python Frameworks: FastAPI vs Flask 2.0– Mentioned Quiet book by Susan Cain

  • Code == communication, on writing better variable names

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    Listen now: Naming things is hard! Hence in this episode we want to help you a bit with that and share 10 tips how to do this better so you will write more readable and meaningful variable names. Enjoy! Check out mentioned Pybites Developer Mindset program here. Having you build apps end-to-end and getting expert developer code reviews has been an eye-opener for people, invaluable. Apply right there if interested.

  • How to get more things done consistently?

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    Listen here: Welcome back to another podcast episode. In this one we answer a question that was asked by Shreyas:  I would love to listen to how you and Julian manage your lives in terms of day time jobs + PyBites + families! I know you touch upon it a few times in the few podcasts I’ve covered so far, but would love the strategical details!  We provide some useful / practical tips how we manage our busy schedules, maintain a healthy balance and overall get a ton of things done every single week. For much more on this, check…