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Reuven Lerner

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Episode 2 Brief intro
  • Recording date/time
  • Hosts
  • Overview
Reuven Lerner Interview
  • Please introduce yourself
  • How did you get introduced to Python?
  • How did you break into the field of providing Python trainings?
  • What are the most common languages that your students are coming from?
  • What are some of the biggest obstacles that people encounter when learning Python?
  • Where does Python draw the inspiration for its object system from?
  • In what way(s) does learning Python differ from learning other languages?
  • What sorts of materials/mediums do you use for training people in Python?
    • Python Tutor


  • Do you use your book (Practice make Python) as follow up material for your trainings?

  • In your freelance work, what portion of your projects use Python?

    • Ruby is Oscar, Python is Felix


  • Have you seen a change in the demand for Python skills in the time between when you first started using it and now?

  • What types of projects would cause you to choose something other than Python?

Picks
  • Reuven Lerner
    • Daily Tech Video
    • Mindless Eating: Why We Eat More Than We Think by Brian Wansink
    • Age of Ambition: Chasing Fortune, Truth, and Faith in the New China by Evan Osnos


  • Chris Patti

    • Spencer Trappist Ale
    • Rich Hickey’s The Value of Values
    • YouCompleteMe – Vim auto-completion
    • SizeUp for OSX


  • Tobias Macey

    • CheckIO – Gamified practice programming
    • Snap Circuits
    • Nvidia Shield Tablet
    • Samson Go Mic Portable USB Condenser Microphone
    • Zoho Apps


Closing remarks
  • Reuven Contact:
    • Website
    • blog
    • Twitter: @reuvenmlerner



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 April 23, 2015  1h7m