Pybites Podcast

Nov 19 2024 178 ep. 30 mins 213
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The Pybites Podcast is a podcast about Python Development, Career and Mindset skills. 

Hosted by the Co-Founders, Bob Belderbos and Julian Sequeira, this podcast is for anyone interested in Python and looking for tips, tricks and concepts related to Career + Mindset. 

For more information on Pybites, visit us at https://pybit.es and connect with us on LinkedIn:

Julian: https://www.linkedin.com/in/juliansequeira/
Bob: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bbelderbos/

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#177 - From Dancing to Python: Sara Moad's Inspiring Tech Transition

Nov 19 2024 47 mins  
What happens when a professional dancer trades it in for a keyboard? Join us as we uncover the incredible journey of Sara Moad, who went from being a professional dancer to managing tech solutions as a Solutions Architect at Sydney Airport. Her transition wasn't just about switching careers; it was about embracing change, self-belief, and the profound impact of soft skills cultivat

#176 - Leveraging Rust: Dan Dresser’s Journey to Speed Up His Trading App

Nov 13 2024 44 mins  
This week, we’re joined by Dan Dresser, who shares how he re-built his trading app in Rust, see also his community win post:Wrote a Trading App in RustWe dive into the app's purpose, the performance challenges he encountered, and how Rust became the best solution for increasing performance demands.Dan shares the complexities / hurdles he faced in the process, his mindset for push

#175 - Charlie Marsh on Ruff, uv and designing fast + ergonomic Python tooling

Nov 06 2024 50 mins  
Who isn’t using Ruff for its blazing speed? Who hasn’t yet tried uv to make project management seamless and fast?What goes into building these tools, managing their increasing popularity + community of adopters? Hear from the creator himself, Charlie Marsh, as he shares insights on designing fast, ergonomic Python tooling that elevates the developer experience. 😍 📈Chapter

#174 - Mastering Productivity: How Tanner Martin Takes Control of His Time

Oct 25 2024 38 mins  
Welcome back to the Pybites Podcast! This week, Julian talks with Tanner Martin, a Python developer and valued graduate and community member of our Pybites Developer Mindset (PDM) program.In this episode, Tanner shares insights on productivity, mindset, and personal growth. He reflects on his journey to transform his productivity approach, reduce anxiety through weekly planning, an

#173 - Pybites Platform 2.0 is here!

Oct 11 2024 29 mins  
Welcome back to the Pybites podcast! Today we have some really exciting news: we’ve just launched our brand-new coding platform!Check it out here.After nearly 7 years and almost 50K sign-ups on v1 (codechalleng.es), the design started to show its age. That’s why we did a complete overhaul to create our new 2.0 platform. It's faster, cleaner, more responsive, and more affordable

#172 - From Punch Cards to Git: The Legendary Journey of Jeff Haemer

Oct 06 2024 49 mins  
"The sooner you make your first five thousand mistakes, the sooner you will be able to correct them." - The Natural Way to Draw - Kimon NicoliadesJeff Haemer’s career spans over five decades, and in this episode, he openly talks about his continuous passion for learning and solving interesting problems. We talk about his experience teaching computer science with almost no prior k

#171 - Hypermodern Python with Claudio Jolowicz

Sep 18 2024 38 mins  
Welcome back everybody! This week we have another exciting podcast episode, this time with Claudio Jolowicz, well known for his "Hypermodern Python" article series which he recently turned into a book.We dive into what Hypermodern Python means, uv's current quick rise, Nox, 80/20 tooling for (beginner) Python devs, Rust, mindset, and last but not least, some good book tips.We hope

Pybites Podcast #170 - Advancing Python Packaging: A Deep Dive with the Pixi Team

Sep 12 2024 64 mins  
In this episode, we reconnect with the Pixi team after our last conversation in November 2023 to dive back into the world of Python packaging, with a special focus on the latest advancements in Pixi. Joining us are Tim and Ruben, both of whom bring their unique expertise in robotics and game development. Ruben shares his experience contributing to conda-forge, pixi and Python packa

Pybites Podcast #169 - Bridging Python and Rust: An Interview with PyO3 Maintainer David Hewitt

Aug 30 2024 42 mins  
In this episode Bob chats with David Hewitt, passionate Python and Rust programmer, core maintainer of PyO3, and part of the Pydantic team. PyO3 lets you write a native Python module in Rust, or to embed Python in a Rust binary. David shares his journey of getting involved and how this tool set helps Python programmers integrate with Rust more easily. We talk about how PyO3 helped

Pybites Podcast #168 - Joao Pedro Chaib

Aug 19 2024 40 mins  
A brief description for the time being for episode 168:In this episode Julian interviews Joao Pedro Chaib (JP), a Software Engineer based in Sydney, Australia. JP achieved what so many people dream of every day: transitioning from another industry into the Tech Industry, all while moving countries!Listen to JP's story where he shares the journey, the many mindset hurdles that he ov