#142 - Will Frey: Becoming a Coach, Generators and Design Patterns

This week we have Will Frey back on the show. We talk about Will's transition into coach for our Pybites Developer Mindset program. Will shares his journey with Python, his recent move to South Korea, and the joy of welcoming his first child. We also delve into Python's technical aspects like Will's passion for the type hint system (also central to his previous episode #82) and his practical application of generator expressions in a project refactoring, involving XML and CSV files. He also discusses upcoming Python developments, including improvements to the type system and the potential removal of the global interpreter lock (GIL). Throughout the episode, Will offers insights into software design principles and strategies for overcoming coding challenges (mindset!), blending personal experiences with technical expertise. Enjoy! Chapters: 00:00 Intro snippet and music 00:50 Episode intro 01:50 Will Frey intro and win of the week 03:38 Experience becoming Pybites coach 04:28 Will’s generator refactoring 08:50 Interesting Python trends 10:38 PDM coaching ad segment 11:20 Spoiler for next episode 12:04 ML/data learning - Algebra-Driven Design book 13:44 More design / architecture resou 15:10 Python’s freedom (and therefor responsibility) 16:05 More books 16:42 Mindset for getting unstuck when coding 20:00 Wrap up 20:30 Outro music Links: - Connect with Will on LinkedIn - Generator gist code - Will's previous episode about type hints - The dictionary dispatch pattern - Book tip: Algebra-Driven Design - Brandon Rhodes' Python Design Patterns guide --- Grow as a Python developer in record time - check out our PDM coaching program Connect with us on LinkedIn: Julian | Bob And to get our weekly developer / mindset emails, sign up here