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How to learn Python in 5 Minutes (Daniel Moniz)
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August 13, 2013
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How to learn Python in 5 minutes Tuesday, 13 August,
13
How to learn Python (in 5 minutes) Tuesday, 13 August,
13
(^^^ works at Points) Tuesday, 13 August, 13
The Python Community Tuesday, 13 August, 13
The Python Community Python Tuesday, 13 August, 13
The Python Community Python Tuesday, 13 August, 13
The Python Community ...has a duty to effectively help people
learn Python. Tuesday, 13 August, 13
Goal: Help beginners learn and get a job using Python
Tuesday, 13 August, 13
My story (quick version) Tuesday, 13 August, 13
My story (quick version) • Quit lame job Tuesday, 13
August, 13
My story (quick version) • Quit lame job • Learned
Python Tuesday, 13 August, 13
My story (quick version) • Quit lame job • Learned
Python • Followed system Tuesday, 13 August, 13
My story (quick version) • Quit lame job • Learned
Python • Followed system Tuesday, 13 August, 13
My story (quick version) • Quit lame job • Learned
Python • Followed system Tuesday, 13 August, 13
My story (quick version) • Quit lame job • Learned
Python • Followed system Tuesday, 13 August, 13
My story (quick version) • Quit lame job • Learned
Python • Followed system • Got new job (for Python/Django) Tuesday, 13 August, 13
My role Tuesday, 13 August, 13
My role • Develop software Tuesday, 13 August, 13
My role • Develop software • Help co-workers learn Python
o Code reviews o Pair programming Tuesday, 13 August, 13
System is: Tuesday, 13 August, 13
System is: • Repeatable Tuesday, 13 August, 13
System is: • Repeatable • Anyone can do it Tuesday,
13 August, 13
System is: • Repeatable • Anyone can do it •
Yields results Tuesday, 13 August, 13
3-Day Project Paradigm (cool name!) Tuesday, 13 August, 13
Preparation Tuesday, 13 August, 13
Preparation • Pick a small project idea Tuesday, 13 August,
13
Preparation • Pick a small project idea • Eg. web
crawler Tuesday, 13 August, 13
Day 1 Tuesday, 13 August, 13
Day 1 • Get some basic functionality working • Learn
basics of Python • Make mistakes Tuesday, 13 August, 13
Day 2 Tuesday, 13 August, 13
Day 2 • Complete functionality Tuesday, 13 August, 13
Day 2 • Complete functionality • Refactor Tuesday, 13 August,
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Day 2 • Complete functionality • Refactor • Eliminate bugs!
Tuesday, 13 August, 13
Day 3 Tuesday, 13 August, 13
Day 3 • Complete documentation Tuesday, 13 August, 13
Day 3 • Complete documentation • Refactor Tuesday, 13 August,
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Day 3 • Complete documentation • Refactor • Push to
online repository Tuesday, 13 August, 13
Day 3 • Complete documentation • Refactor • Push to
online repository • Etc.! Tuesday, 13 August, 13
Day 4 Tuesday, 13 August, 13
Day 4 • Hands off! Tuesday, 13 August, 13
Long term goal Tuesday, 13 August, 13
Long term goal • Have something to show for hard
work Tuesday, 13 August, 13
Long term goal • Have something to show for hard
work • Put projects on resume Tuesday, 13 August, 13
Other tools and tips (less cool name) Tuesday, 13 August,
13
Phone interviews Tuesday, 13 August, 13
Phone interviews • Practice on coderbyte.com Tuesday, 13 August, 13
Phone interviews • Practice on coderbyte.com • 15 minute timed
problems in Python Tuesday, 13 August, 13
Stack Overflow Tuesday, 13 August, 13
Stack Overflow • Use it Tuesday, 13 August, 13
Stack Overflow • Use it • Read answers about: o
Decorators o Generators Tuesday, 13 August, 13
Common Stumbling blocks Tuesday, 13 August, 13
Common Stumbling blocks • Everything is an object! (seriously) Tuesday,
13 August, 13
Common Stumbling blocks • Everything is an object! (seriously) Tuesday,
13 August, 13
Common Stumbling blocks • Everything is an object! (seriously) •
Learn to refactor, refactor to learn Tuesday, 13 August, 13
Challenge to beginners Tuesday, 13 August, 13
Challenge to beginners • Use mock to write pure unit
tests Tuesday, 13 August, 13
Challenge to beginners • Use mock to write pure unit
tests Tuesday, 13 August, 13
Challenge to beginners • Use mock to write pure unit
tests • If you can do this, you’re no longer a beginner Tuesday, 13 August, 13
Thank you!
[email protected]
github.com/danielmoniz http://www.bizblog.points.com/tech-talk/ Tuesday, 13 August, 13