Pybites Podcast

In this episode we talk with none other than Sean Tibor from the Teaching Python podcast. Did you know he recently made an important career switch from teacher to developer? You'll hear his inspiring story on how he's grown as a developer, what helped him get there (for example his teaching experience), mindset (of course!), and how his team is currently expanding. Enjoy! Links: - Teachi...

Today we talk about luck and how it relates to career success. It annoys the heck out of us when people say about successful people "oh they were just lucky". Sure luck has a role, but often it's the consistent hard work (discipline) that put those people into the position to become lucky. So we dedicated this episode to this and share how you can "get lucky" as a develope...

This week we welcome Hugh Tipping, our newest Pybites Developer Mindset (PDM) Coach, to the podcast! These 34 minutes are packed full of inspiration and insight into Hugh's motivations as a coach. Hugh shares his thoughts on many of the concepts that we actually address within PDM so if you've been wondering what it's like, this is a great one to listen to. Building your portfolio B...

This week we have Russell Helmstedter ( @rhelmstedter ) on the show to talk about a book about learning that will blow your mind: Learn Better   We talk through the six facets of learning the book discusses: Value Target Develop Extend Relate Rethink ... and link them back to Pybites, specifically our platform. Expect a lot of useful tips that will increase the important meta skill of learning whi...

This week we have Antonio Melé on the show, CTO & co-founder at Nucoro and author of Django 4 by Example. We talk about: - His day to day at Nucoro . - Why he chose Django as a web framework and how he uses it at the company. - What inspired him to write a highly practical (dense) book on Django . - Some challenges he faced (and faces) with writing a "colossal" Django book :) - Tips...

The job hunt is on! With so many people looking to change things up with work, whether it be a new role, a new company, remote work - you name it - we decided it was time to talk a little about the Job Hunt. This week, I.T veteran and long-standing Pybites Community Member, Rhys Powell joins me (Julian!) to share some tips around searching and applying for jobs these days. Rhys brings a wealth of...

This week we have Tonya Sims on the show to talk about her journey from athlete / basketball player to Python Developer Advocate / DevRel and entrepreneur. We talk about how she combines sports with Python, her business of helping parents of aspiring athlete kids and (of course) the unstoppable developer mindset . We hope you'll enjoy this episode and feel free to reach out to Tonya on Twitte...

Naming things is hard! Hence in this episode we want to help you a bit with that and share 10 tips how to do this better so you will write more readable and meaningful variable names. Enjoy! Check out mentioned Pybites Developer Mindset program here . Having you build apps end-to-end and getting expert developer code reviews has been an eye-opener for people, invaluable. Apply right there if inter...

Welcome back to another podcast episode. In this one we answer a question that was asked by Shreyas: I would love to listen to how you and Julian manage your lives in terms of day time jobs + PyBites + families! I know you touch upon it a few times in the few podcasts I’ve covered so far, but would love the strategical details!  We provide some useful / practical tips how we manage our busy schedu...

This week we talk with AJ Kerrigan ( Twitter / LinkedIn ) about Felienne Hermans' The Programmer's Brain , an important book we recommend every developer should read (at least once). Structure: After quickly discussing the gist of the book, we dive into some of the concepts it teaches: - Chunkability : for faster reading and comprehension of code. - Germane load : the work required to en...

This week we talk about gratitude. Why? We spotted a trend that people are not saying thanks enough. We often suppose things are "just" working, forgetting that there is actually a lot of work involved to keep things running smoothly. Expressing gratitude takes relatively little effort, yet it can have a big impact on the motivation of others, even their lives. We hope you enjoy this epi...

This week we have Will Frey on the podcast: ML engineer, Python "knowledge dictionary" and type hints fan & geek. We talk about his background, how he learns / keeps up with Python's fast moving ecosystem and of course we look at Python's type hints in-depth: why care and some of his favorite tricks. We hope you enjoy this episode. Links: - typing docs - mypy docs - PEP 484...

This week we talk about boundaries (again), specially at work. How can it be that 12 hour days are becoming the norm? This has to stop! And it's insidious, because the extra work always seems to sneak in! First we look at where we think this is coming from. Then we offer some practical tips we've learned over the years that will have you better manage this. Books we're reading: - Th...

This week Bob and Pybites Coach, Robin Beer , interview Sebastián Ramirez , the creator of FastAPI , Typer and SQLModel . We talk about: - What he is currently working on. - How to balance the large amount of opportunities in his space (open source developer productivity tips). - The process of designing new libraries that are the glue between other ones. - The feeling of never being enough as a d...

This week, we have Robin back on the show to talk about how he has grown as a Python developer with the startup ACCURE and as mentor at PDM. ACCURE Battery Intelligence GmbH uses cloud computing to make batteries more safe, reliable and sustainable and has grown 10x from 4 to more than 40 ACCURIANs in less than 2 years. Robin shares insights on challenges along the way and his passion to grow pyth...

Welcome back to our podcast. It's easy to get stuck in your own bubble. Julian travelled to the other side of the planet and came to realize that it's easy to get carried away by the hustle and grind of the day to day. In this episode we reflect on that and talk about 5 axioms Julian found online about what it means to be rich: 1. You want to get rid of the alarm clock. 2. You want to le...

if you're not a fan of the show, it's Jason's fault. If you're a fan of the show, it's Jason's fault. This week the man that gave us the golden tip to start a podcast, Jason Wattier. Jason tells us what he does in his day to day, which nicely segues into networking as an important skill he leveraged throughout his career. Be ready for some great tips and overall a fun...

This week we have Christo back on the show to talk about his experience in the data engineering field. He shares some valuable tips how to become a more effective data engineer which, surprisingly or not, increasingly requires a well-rounded Python developer skill set. Enjoy and feel free to reach out to Christo below ... Christo's website: https://www.christoolivier.com Christo is a PDM coac...

Welcome back to another Pybites podcast episode. In this episode we talk about common pitfalls you want to avoid when becoming a Python developer: Pitfall #1: Tutorial paralysis Pitfall #2: Improper sequencing Pitfall #3: Obsessing over Pythonic code Pitfall #4: Going on your own for too long ... after that we look at the 80/20 (aka "Pareto") to focus on  to become a well-rounded Python...

**The  official Pybites T-Shirt** This week we talk about an important topic: how to prevent yourself as a programmer from getting into tunnel vision when coding. We have a nice practical example we'll share how we hit this last week (and many times more for that matter) in one of our solutions and also relate it to similar experience people go through when working with us. You have to take a...

In this episode we talk about the gift of time . Are you intentional in how you spend time with people? We talk about several advantages, why it's so important for your career, personal growth and life / well being. And the best thing: it takes relatively little effort and time if you know how to manage it well productivity wise. Enjoy and ping us if you have preferred topics you want to hear...

Whether you like it or not we are emotional species so you have to manage your motivation, it's not a given! In this week's podcast we feature two segments from our productivity course: motivation and procrastination. We teach you various techniques to keep your motivation high: - Desire breathes motivation. - Go back to your goals regularly. - Visualise your future self. - Get an accoun...

This week we talk about a "taboo" topic: the pursuit of chasing the bigger paycheque. We reflect on the (hidden) cost of this and what to take into consideration. As usual, we also share some cool wins and books we're reading. Join our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/pybites - Live training coming in a few weeks ... What we're reading: Create Space , Blockchain...

To hear the latest from Pybites, subscribe to our friends list here: https://pybit.es/friends/ In this episode we tell the story about Pybites CMS, our new powertool we use to better streamline our business. We tell why we built it, how it was an opportunity for Julian to brush up his coding skills, how we applied the PDM philosophy of learning by building, scratching your own itch. Join our Faceb...

To hear the latest from Pybites, subscribe to our friends list here: https://pybit.es/friends/ How much deep work do you get done on a typical work day? In our case, we thought plenty. It turns out that lately it's been less and less. As the authors of Practical Productivity with PyBites this came as quite a shock! But as you'll learn in this episode, productivity is insidious . You can...