How to learn Python in 5 Minutes (Daniel Moniz)

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How to learn Python in 5 minutes Tuesday, 13 August, 13

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How to learn Python (in 5 minutes) Tuesday, 13 August, 13

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(^^^ works at Points) Tuesday, 13 August, 13

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The Python Community Tuesday, 13 August, 13

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The Python Community Python Tuesday, 13 August, 13

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The Python Community Python Tuesday, 13 August, 13

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The Python Community ...has a duty to effectively help people learn Python. Tuesday, 13 August, 13

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Goal: Help beginners learn and get a job using Python Tuesday, 13 August, 13

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My story (quick version) Tuesday, 13 August, 13

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My story (quick version) • Quit lame job Tuesday, 13 August, 13

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My story (quick version) • Quit lame job • Learned Python Tuesday, 13 August, 13

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My story (quick version) • Quit lame job • Learned Python • Followed system Tuesday, 13 August, 13

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My story (quick version) • Quit lame job • Learned Python • Followed system Tuesday, 13 August, 13

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My story (quick version) • Quit lame job • Learned Python • Followed system Tuesday, 13 August, 13

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My story (quick version) • Quit lame job • Learned Python • Followed system Tuesday, 13 August, 13

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My story (quick version) • Quit lame job • Learned Python • Followed system • Got new job (for Python/Django) Tuesday, 13 August, 13

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My role Tuesday, 13 August, 13

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My role • Develop software Tuesday, 13 August, 13

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My role • Develop software • Help co-workers learn Python o Code reviews o Pair programming Tuesday, 13 August, 13

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System is: Tuesday, 13 August, 13

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System is: • Repeatable Tuesday, 13 August, 13

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System is: • Repeatable • Anyone can do it Tuesday, 13 August, 13

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System is: • Repeatable • Anyone can do it • Yields results Tuesday, 13 August, 13

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3-Day Project Paradigm (cool name!) Tuesday, 13 August, 13

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Preparation Tuesday, 13 August, 13

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Preparation • Pick a small project idea Tuesday, 13 August, 13

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Preparation • Pick a small project idea • Eg. web crawler Tuesday, 13 August, 13

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Day 1 Tuesday, 13 August, 13

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Day 1 • Get some basic functionality working • Learn basics of Python • Make mistakes Tuesday, 13 August, 13

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Day 2 Tuesday, 13 August, 13

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Day 2 • Complete functionality Tuesday, 13 August, 13

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Day 2 • Complete functionality • Refactor Tuesday, 13 August, 13

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Day 2 • Complete functionality • Refactor • Eliminate bugs! Tuesday, 13 August, 13

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Day 3 Tuesday, 13 August, 13

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Day 3 • Complete documentation Tuesday, 13 August, 13

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Day 3 • Complete documentation • Refactor Tuesday, 13 August, 13

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Day 3 • Complete documentation • Refactor • Push to online repository Tuesday, 13 August, 13

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Day 3 • Complete documentation • Refactor • Push to online repository • Etc.! Tuesday, 13 August, 13

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Day 4 Tuesday, 13 August, 13

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Day 4 • Hands off! Tuesday, 13 August, 13

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Long term goal Tuesday, 13 August, 13

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Long term goal • Have something to show for hard work Tuesday, 13 August, 13

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Long term goal • Have something to show for hard work • Put projects on resume Tuesday, 13 August, 13

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Other tools and tips (less cool name) Tuesday, 13 August, 13

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Phone interviews Tuesday, 13 August, 13

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Phone interviews • Practice on coderbyte.com Tuesday, 13 August, 13

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Phone interviews • Practice on coderbyte.com • 15 minute timed problems in Python Tuesday, 13 August, 13

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Stack Overflow Tuesday, 13 August, 13

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Stack Overflow • Use it Tuesday, 13 August, 13

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Stack Overflow • Use it • Read answers about: o Decorators o Generators Tuesday, 13 August, 13

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Common Stumbling blocks Tuesday, 13 August, 13

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Common Stumbling blocks • Everything is an object! (seriously) Tuesday, 13 August, 13

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Common Stumbling blocks • Everything is an object! (seriously) Tuesday, 13 August, 13

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Common Stumbling blocks • Everything is an object! (seriously) • Learn to refactor, refactor to learn Tuesday, 13 August, 13

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Challenge to beginners Tuesday, 13 August, 13

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Challenge to beginners • Use mock to write pure unit tests Tuesday, 13 August, 13

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Challenge to beginners • Use mock to write pure unit tests Tuesday, 13 August, 13

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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

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Thank you! [email protected] github.com/danielmoniz http://www.bizblog.points.com/tech-talk/ Tuesday, 13 August, 13