Pybites Podcast

This week we interview Pete Lynch who is a long time PyBites Community member. We talk about his career, how he shifted from marketing to a coding role (!) after taking a 5 month break to upskill by taking part in a bootcamp. Now as a web developer he is architecting his dream life. You might think: "Wow, this cannot be a technical skill transformation only, right?" Correct, MINDSET has...

This week we talk with Sarah Gencarelli, animation director @ Cartoon Network and avid Pythonista and member of the PyBites community. We talk about how surprisingly common art creation and programming are! Sarah also shares how applying a creative mindset can help you as a developer. We had a blast, we hope you too! If you want to connect with Sarah you can do so here: https://www.instagram.com/s...

In this episode we share our career stories: how we got into programming and Python. If you're somewhat new to PyBites or haven't yet heard how we got to where we are, you'll want to give this a listen. Note: this is an excerpt from a presentation we proudly gave to students at UCLA! The key takeaway from this episode is that careers are not always linear . The skills you develop al...

This week we have Chris Patti on the show. We talk about how he got into programming going all the way back to the 80s! We talk about automation (and scratching your own itch) being the root of his everlasting passion for coding. His message is dear to our heart, because it was his ability to overcome perfectionism ("ship it" mentality), putting his work out there that opened doors for h...

In this episode we talk all about Habits and Triggers! In fact, this is actually a snippet from our new Practical Productivity with PyBites  course that we know you'll get a lot of value out of. "Goals are paramount, habits are King". You'll hear us share our thoughts on habits, what triggers are and most importantly, we share some solid, relatable examples of our own. Enjoy th...

In this episode we have a wonderful conversation with Christo Olivier, one of our valued PyBites Community Members. Christo joins us to talk about a very cool app he created while working with us. He also dives into the Mindset that makes a successful developer. Everything Christo has achieved is totally doable by anyone as long as you have the right mindset. You can learn more about the PyBites D...

In this episode we talk about How to Say No , the benefits of doing so and as always, throw in a story or two. Some noteworthy highlights from the episode: If you don't say NO, others will determine your schedule. There is always a trade off don't have the illusion you can do it all. Saying no actually wins you respect . Have a read of this article that goes into more detail on ways to s...

This episode is an excerpt from our Marketing Training . In just these brief 10 minutes we discuss two of our pillars: Being Proactive and Growing your Network. Be more Proactive by doing the following: Find ways to add more value Anticipate what stakeholders want Push out of your comfort zone (We each also throw in an example!) Grow Your Network: Where to find Career/Technical Contacts LinkedIn T...

In this episode we discuss Perfectionism , what it is and how we overcome it ourselves. To put some skin in the game we each share some stories (coding and every day life) where we got caught up in Perfectionism and the impact it had. If as a coder you experience Perfectionism more often than you'd like, we encourage you to hop on a call with us so we can help get you some clarity and next st...

Note: The code challenges platform has been updated and now lives at https://pybitesplatform.com. The links in the show notes have been updated accordingly. Curious about what it's like for grade and middle school students working on real-world Python exercises? For us, one of the greatest honours of 2020 was seeing the Pybites Platform (our exercises platform) being utilised by a school in t...

Today we talk about some tactics we use ourselves to stay productive. Resources mentioned in this episode: - The 4 Hour Workweek - The Pareto principle - Parkinson's law Join our Slack Community to continue the conversation (we created a #Productivity channel!)

In this episode you'll hear a fragment of our Confidence Training, how it can be learned and earned! If you like this you can watch the complete training with slides here . Don't let imposter syndrome hold you back from achieving your goals!

Happy New Year all! A new year, new opportunities :) In this episode we talk about our Python Tips book : 1. Why did we write this book? Python books, albeit great, can be pretty dense and time consuming, we wanted to make Python more digestible. We want to instil the the habit of reading code (tool mentioned: https://grep.app/ ) We want to motivate you to try out code / new libraries. Lastly, we...

Marc Falzon and Anthony Lister are two passionate members of the PyBites Community and happen to be our first guests on the PyBites podcast! In this episode we dive into Marc's journey on the 100 Days of Code Challenge and how Anthony became his incredibly valuable Accountability Partner. Accountability is something we harp on about all the time so when we saw that Marc and Anthony were doing...

In this episode we talk about goal setting: why it is important, tips and our goals. Why is it important? - Regain focus. - By default you might be aiming too low. - Inspire yourself and others. Tips for setting good goals: - Make them measurable (how we applied this building one of our products). - Aim higher than you feel comfortable. - Break them down into sub goals. - Write them down (repeated...

In this episode we provide you some tips to get unstuck with your code: 1. Walk away from the problem 2. Exercise / physical activity to refresh your mind 3. You actually have to go through the struggle (thanks Will) 4. Be kind to yourself / prevent negative self talk 5. Visualise the problem (get away from the code) 6. Drop perfectionism Next we share a story each where we hit a roadblock ... Vis...

In this episode we talk about the "scary" topic of code reviewing. What does it entail and why do some of us fear them? Is it perfectionism, fear or failure, the pain of receiving critique? What have we learned from code reviews we've been through and what are some of the things we highlight when we review code for our clients? For us there clearly is a BEFORE and AFTER in our devel...

In this episode we talk about Tutorial Paralysis, something that we all get stuck with while on the learning path. Even with all of our experience, this is something we ourselves still experience from time to time. We share our thoughts on the topic and an example of how we've gotten stuck with it too. Visit PyBites at: https://pybit.es

Episode 00! We introduce ourselves and what this Podcast is about. Yes, we're refusing to call it our Hello World episode :)