2017 - Luciano Ramalho - Think Like a Pythonista

Abstract:
This talk is about some key insights that made Luciano Ramalho a better Python programmer and resulted in the success of Fluent Python.

Fluent Python was the #1 seller out of all O'Reilly books and videos in September, 2015, the first full month of sales after it was released -- and O'Reilly is the #1 seller of Python books.

Bio:
Luciano Ramalho is a Technical Principal at ThoughtWorks and the author of the bestselling book Fluent Python (O'Reilly, 2015). Since 1998 he has deployed Python on some of the largest Web sites in Brazil. His speaking record includes PyCon US, OSCON, OSCON-EU, PythonBrasil, RuPy and an ACM Webinar that was attended by more than 900 people. Ramalho is a fellow of the PSF and co-founder of the Brazilian Python Association and of Garoa Hacker Clube, the first hackerspace in Brazil.

Transcript

1. B e a u t i f u l i s b e t t e r t h a n u g l y THINK LIKE A PYTHONISTA To build Pythonic objects, observe how real Python objects behave.
 — Ancient Chinese proverb San Francisco
 2017
2. 2 Sometimes you need a blank template.
3. FLUENT PYTHON, MY FIRST BOOK Fluent Python (O’Reilly, 2015) Python Fluente (Novatec, 2015) Python к вершинам
 мастерства* (DMK, 2015) 流暢的 Python† (Gotop, 2016) also in Polish, Korean… 3 * Python. To the heights of excellence
 † Smooth Python 4.7 stars at
 Amazon.com
4. DESIGN MASTERPIECES The Bauhaus chess set by Josef Hartwig The Python programming language by Guido van Rossum 4
6. LIVE CODING Appreciating the beauty of Python 6
7. Come see me on Twitter: tech: @standupdev etc: @ramalhoorg ¿QUESTIONS?