Topic Archive

Productivity

  • Why do we insist on struggling alone?

    Julian Sequeira

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    A realisation about my son’s basketball team reminded me that we should never be ashamed to ask for help, or better yet, seek formal coaching/support. Last year, for two straight seasons, my son’s team got absolutely smashed on the court.  They had the energy and the determination, but they were effectively running in circles without any real guidance (and I’m definitely not a basketball player!). Sound familiar? It should! It’s exactly what it feels like when you can’t figure out where you’re going wrong, stuck in tutorial hell or banging your head against a wall trying to architect an application by…

  • 7 Software Engineering Fixes To Advance As A Developer

    Julian Sequeira

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    It’s January! If you look back at yourself from exactly one year ago, January 2025, how different are you as a developer from then to now? Did you ship the app you were thinking about? Did you finally learn how to configure a proper CI/CD pipeline? Did you land the Senior role you were after? Or did you just watch a lot more YouTube videos and buy a few more Udemy courses that you haven’t finished yet? If the answer stings a little bit, you aren’t alone. Over the last six years of coaching hundreds of developers in PDM, Bob…

  • How to Be a Productive Content Creator

    PyBites Team

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    Welcome back to the Pybites Podcast! This week Hugh Tipping interviews Bob Belderbos about how he manages to get so much content produced on a weekly basis. Listen here: Or check it out on YouTube: They discuss daily routines, the content planning process, tools, content quality assurance, how to avoid burnout and more general tips. Enjoy and hopefully it helps you put more content out there yourself and be more productive overall! Chapters:00:00 Intro music00:21 Intro of our host Hugh and topic01:30 Typical Pybites day03:30 Taking breaks04:10 Setting boundaries04:45 Content planning process05:53 Pybites Organic content tool + reviewing process07:00 GitHub…

  • The power of mind mapping: why to start your project with one and how

    PyBites Team

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    When you start a bigger software project it’s very beneficial (and necessary) to make a mind map first! It helps planning, organizing, and executing the project. Here are 6 advantages of mind mapping: Here is an example of one we did for our coding platform: CodeChalleng.es: Mind mapping your idea helps foster a well-structured, organized, and efficient development process, leading to a higher likelihood of project success 💪 Hence why we always start with this step when we build a new project / product ourselves or with our clients in our PDM coaching program 🔥 Get started here with our…

  • 11 Planning and Productivity tips for Python developers

    PyBites Team

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    This week we talk with Sambhavi Dhanabalan about productivity as a developer. She shares 11 tips from her experience: 3 around planning and 8 generic tips. Watch here: Or listen here: We also talk about her background, wins and a book she’s reading. Enjoy this insightful conversation with Sambhavi. We’re sure that if you follow her tips, you will make strides in your productivity as a Python developer! Chapters:00:00 Intro fragment, don’t sit on a bug00:22 Intro music00:47 Episode and guest intro, meet Sambhavi01:30 Sambhavi’s background02:53 Round of wins03:55 Brand building and sharing your work04:33 Topic intro: productivity tips05:33 Why…

  • How To Start Finishing – Learning from Agile Practices

    Ian Pritchard

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    Summary Many of the agile tools, principles and guidelines used by large IT enterprises can be used by small teams or individual engineers to improve efficiency and create more value. In this article, I’d like to explore these concepts with you to help you level up your engineering practice. The underlying agile principle I’ll explore is “Stop Starting. Start Finishing.” In other words, rather than constantly starting new work, concentrate on completing the work you are currently doing-transforming from a Starter to a Finisher. When Starters think of a new idea, they drop what they are doing and start working…

  • Finding value and purpose in your work

    PyBites Team

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    Watch here: Or listen here: Welcome back to the Pybites podcast! This week we have an inspirational talk with our special guest Cassandra Babilya! We talk about the importance of finding value and purpose in your work. We talk about: – Considering your life purpose. – Your professional values and your personal values. – How do you identify that something is wrong at work. We discuss the effects that being disengaged with your work can have on your physical and mental well-being. The key point being to really pay attention to you “bio-feedback”: – Are you exhausted all the time?…

  • Special podcast #100: Developer + Mindset Tips for 2023 (and our favorite shows)

    PyBites Team

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    Listen here: Or watch here: We’re back with… episode 100! 🎉 In this episode we highlight our favorite moments from the show: – How to Say no! – Being your Authentic Self with Hannah Kook – Practical Django with Antonio Mele – Tutorial Paralysis – Only compare yourself to your yesterday’s self + 5 more valuable mindset and developer lessons. Next we have a ask from you dear listener, please send us your favorite episode and/or how what you’ve learned from us has helped you on your Python + career journey … Send it to info@pybit.es The people with the 3…

  • Love the process and identify with your habits

    PyBites Team

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    This content appeared as a Pybites email first. If you like it, subscribe to our friends list here to be the first to get this valuable Python / Developer / Mindset related content. Notice: this is not yet another New Year’s Resolution post. I want to help you make more permanent changes by applying some of the lessons I picked up from Atomic Habits + our Pybites experience so far. Still here? Grab a coffee and let’s get started. How many calories do you need to cut to lose a kg of body weight? Last time I checked it was a 7K kcal deficit or so. Wow…

  • Resources to stay focused and positive

    PyBites Team

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    This content appeared as a Pybites email first. If you like it, subscribe to our friends list here to get weekly emails about Python / Developer / Mindset related topics. Let’s be honest, there is a lot of uncertainty these days. As Pybites we want to help you progress, even more so when things are challenging. So here are 5 tips / resources: One of the people in PDM shared his version of this. He takes the laptop everywhere he goes and when he sees an opportunity to solve problems with Python (and adjacent skills) he will jump in. He’s already reaped…