Reuven Lerner

Full show notes can be found at http://podcastinit.com/episode-2-reuven-lerner.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss 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