All Episodes

#218: Why Python developers are learning Rust

#217: Building a Production RAG Pipeline is Easier Than You Think - with Tim Gallati

#216: Resolving our own git mess

#215: Arthur Pastel on creating actionable optimisations with CodSpeed

#214: Building useful AI - from classroom to real business impact

#213: Seven software engineering tips to make real progress this year

#212: Elmer Bulthuis on Rust, WebAssembly, and Sustainable Design

#211: Keeping the joy in coding - a new year's resolution

#210: Codeflash and continuous Python performance with Saurabh Misra

#209: Transforming the hiring process with JobHive

#208: Emma Saroyan shares her practical guide to generative AI for web developers

#207: Spicy brains & real code - Simen Daehlin talks coding with neurodiversity

#206: The Power of One Clear Goal - Kishan Patel on building a Developer Mindset

#205: Building reactive Python notebooks with Marimo

#204: The science of open science - with Leah Wasser, founder of pyOpenSci

#203: Automating API Documentation with Zylosystems

#202: Behind the scenes at Pybites with Bob and Julian

#201: Transforming military discipline into Python skills with PDI

#200: Celebrating 200 episodes of our Pybites journey 🎉

#199: Charlie Marsh on ty, uv, and the Python tooling renaissance

#198: Tim Hopper on UV and smarter Python development

#197: Polars with Jeroen Janssens and Thijs Nieuwdorp

#196: Robin Quintero on Complexipy

#195: Patterns, paradigms, and pythonic thinking with Rodrigo Girão Serrão

#194: Evolution, not extinction: why developers still matter in the age of AI

#193: Why coding alone sucks!

#192: Coding smarter not harder - 5 key ways to succeed as a developer

#191: Code, click, cloud - how Sebastián Ramírez is taking FastAPI to the next level

#190: The power shift - Flexa’s data-driven energy revolution

#189: The Year of Oui: Huy Nguyen on Connection, Community and Showing Up

#188: Career crossroads - navigating the path to job fulfillment

#187: Beyond the resume - how to stand out in the competitive world of tech

#186: Rethinking the art of coding

#185: Expanding the world of Pybites with cohort coaching, book platforms and more!

#184: The pathway to success - how an open mind can lead to your dream job

#183: AI’s silent takeover - are we losing our programming skills?

#182: Coding for a cure - how Victoria Kolmac is shaping the future of bio-medical engineering with Python

#181 - From Olympic Lifting to Data Engineer: Tim Frazer’s Unconventional Path to Success

#180 - Transforming DevOps with Generative AI

#179 - AI, Developers, and the Future of Code

#178 - Bridging Africa’s Employment Gap With Our New Coding Platform 🎉

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

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

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

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

#173 - Pybites Platform 2.0 is here!

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

#171 - Hypermodern Python with Claudio Jolowicz

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

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

#168 - Machine Learning and Purely Python Coding with Joao Pedro Chaib

#167 - Code Reading Club with Blaise Pabon

#166 - Don't Fear Asking for Help as a Developer

#165 - Kelly Schuster-Paredes: Integrating Python + AI in Education and Other Areas

#164 - Mastering Python Development: Overcoming Common Pitfalls and Building Success

#163 - Andrew Farr: Fascinating Python Data Projects and Improving 1% Every Day

#162 - Pycon US 2024 Debrief

#161 - 10 Essential Things to Add to Your Python Project on GitHub

#160 - Unpacking Pydantic's Growth and the Launch of Logfire with Samuel Colvin

#159 - How Luis Palacios Transitioned from Blue Collar to Tech with Python & Mindset

#158 - Navigating Layoffs: Adopting the Right Mindset for Career Resilience

#157 - Code, Music, and Python Education: A Conversation with Christopher Bailey

#156 - Mindset, Networking, and Personal Growth in Technology Careers with Louise Oprel

#155 - Django, Open Source & Pycon Conferences, Paolo Melchiorre's Developer Odyssey

#154 - Mindset Lessons From Building Pybites and Its Future Vision

#153 - Elevating Python Security: A Conversation with PyPI's Safety & Security Engineer Mike Fiedler

#152 - Will AI Replace Us Developers? No! But Using AI Tools Will Give You an Edge ...

#151 - Mastering Open Source: The Journey to FastAPI Expertise, One Issue at a Time

#150 - Steve Lott on Coding, Writing, and Technomad Living

#149 - Jacob Moyers: Motivation is Temporary, Discipline and Disagreeing With Yourself

#148 - Will McGugan: Rich, Textualize, Open Source and Developer Mindset

#147 - Chris Williams: The Art of Cloud Therapy and Embracing Vulnerability

#146 - Armin Ronacher: Flask 3.0, Open Source, Rust and Developer Mindset

#145 - Never Give Up! Persistence will be Key in 2024

#144 - Cassandra Babilya's Career Change Checklist

#143 - Mastering Python with Łukasz Langa: The Story Behind Core Development and Black

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

#141 - Wolf Vollprecht: Making Conda More Poetic With Pixi

#140 - Salary Negotiation Tips (Taken From the PDM Mindset Hacking Calls)

#139 - Maximizing Your Developer Experience (DX) with Adam Johnson: Git Mastery, Django and Open Source

#138 - New Pybites Python Developer Certificates and How They Are Different

#137 - Sentry, a Developer's Partner, Interview with Co-Founder David Cramer

#136 - How to Land a Dev Job in 2023: Proven Strategies & Mistakes to Avoid

#135 - Our Concern with Programming Certifications

#134: Using Python in Excel with PyXLL's Creator, Tony Roberts

#133 - Meet Will Raphaelson: From Script to Production Flow With Prefect & Marvin AI

#132 - How to Be a Productive Content Creator?

#131 - Write more maintainable Python code, avoid these 15 code smells

#130 - Excel Embraces Python, Opening Doors to New Roles and How PDI Can Help

#129 - Empower Your Python Ambitions - From Idea Paralysis to Real-World Projects

#128 - Harnessing Downtime: The Power of Disconnecting

#127 - How the Flocking Rules Can Help You Refactor Your Code

#126 - How the Pygmalion Effect can improve your team's performance

#125 - The Importance of Having a Growth Mindset

#124 - Building Confidence and Overcoming Challenges by Using Positive Self-Talk

#123 - From Teacher to Python Developer by Building a Community Platform Using Django

#122 - Using Python (and FastAPI) to support PFAS research

#121 - What to do after being made redundant or laid off

#120 - 11 Planning and Productivity tips for Python developers

#119 - Chris May on the importance of refactoring 💡 😍

#118 - Veterans in the workplace, challenges and tips

#117 - What's enough as a developer and in life?

#116 - From 0 to 1 in Python: how Charles shipped his Fusion Chronicles Django app

#115 - Lessons from a Software Developer's Path: Networking, Growth & Side Projects

#114 - Overcoming Imposter Syndrome: 9 Tips to Boost Your Confidence as a Developer

#113 - Django Plugin Recommendations by Antonio Melé | Top 10 Picks for Web Development

#112 - Data Driven Pybites, what's next?

#111 - Julian asks Bob about his use of ChatGpt

#110 - Dane Hillard on Python packaging and effective developer tooling

#109 - In tough times leverage the people around you

#108 - Teaching packaging by building a Python package

#107 - 8 tips for succeeding in the software industry

#106 - Blaise Pabon on his developer journey, open source and why Python is great

#105 - Jim Hodapp on coaching software engineers and the power of Rust

#104 - Finding value and purpose in your work

#103 - From Excel to Python and succeeding as a Developer by building your portfolio

#102 - How Michael Knott used Python to enhance his sports coaching career

#101 - Layoff fears, 5 tips to stay in control

#100 - Special: Tips to make 2023 awesome, plus our favorite episodes!

#099 - Goal setting tips

#098 - Kristen Kehrer on cool data side projects and becoming a prolific content creator

#097 - Coding with mindfulness

#096 - Loving the Journey towards your Goal

#095 - Software Engineering and Entrepreneurship

#094 - Focus on what you can control

#093 - From teacher to software developer

#092 - The role of luck

#091 - Technology and Mindset with new PDM Coach Hugh Tipping

#090 - Become a more effective learner with Russell Helmstedter

#089 - Practical Django with Antonio Melé

#088 - Tips for Navigating the Job Hunt with Rhys Powell

#087 - From basketball athlete to DevRel, dropping the fear of failure

#086 - Code == communication, on writing better variable names

#085 - How Pybites gets so much stuff done (productivity tips)

#084 - Lessons learned from The Programmer's Brain

#083 - The importance of practicing gratitude

#082 - Annotate all the things! Why you should care about Python type hints ...

#081 - The importance of setting boundaries

#080 - Documentation-driven development with Sebastián Ramirez

#079 - Growing developer teams in a deep tech startup

#078 - What's your definition of "rich"?

#077 - The why and how of networking to boost your Python career

#076 - Data engineering involves more Python than you might think!

#075 - Common Python developer pitfalls and the 80/20 that really matters

#074 - How to stop wasting hours of coding ... step back and look at the greater design!

#073 - The gift of time

#072 - How to stay motivated and beat procrastination

#071 - The impact (hidden cost) of pursuing a higher salary

#070 - Learn by building, how we built our own collaboration tool in Django

#069 - How to achieve more deep work

#068 - Being comfortable in your own skin

#067 - How DATA prepares students for the future

#066 - Only compare yourself to your yesterday's self

#065 - Being your Authentic Self with Hannah Kook

#064 - From school teacher to professional developer

#063 - New Pybites logo backstory

#062 - The Art of Debugging (and Design Patterns)

#061 - The Great Resignation

#060 - The QuietLinks search database and the importance of an MVP

#059 - 10 Python clean code tips drawn from code reviews

#058 - Landing a Developer job

#057 - The benefits of making a lateral career move

#056 - How Ed went from Sys Admin to Python Developer

#055 - Behind the Scenes of Bonjoro

#054 - 2022, the year of boundaries!

#053 - PyBites turns 5 years 🎉 - favorite moments and lessons learned

#052 - IronScribe's tech stack and challenges building it

#051 - PyBites Flashcards behind the scenes

#050 - How to write cleaner, more maintainable code

#049 - How Ryan Austin coded his own payroll app SAAS business from scratch

#048 - Burnout is real, tips to spot and tackle it

#047 - Take the emotion out

#046 - 5 PyBites open source projects

#045 - What are your values? [Live Exercise]

#044 - Grow your skills by building

#043 - Becoming a prolific Python content provider

#042 - The concept of "What Next?" with Andrew Knight

#041 - Letting the tire hit the road ... how much software planning do you really need?

#040 - Ship your code!

#039 - Tackling big challenges and overcoming decision fatigue with Anthony Shaw

#038 - [Bonus] Julian Breaks down the Ryan Austin Interview

#037 - The Confidence to Follow Your Dreams

#036 - Great Communication Skills in a COVID World are Paramount

#035 - Time for a Break!

#034 - From Chef to Software Test Engineer

#033 - Mindset for discovery and productivity

#032 - It’s not what you say, it's what you DO

#031 - Sunk Cost Bias

#030 - Persistence as a Developer

#029 - An Unlikely Developer Journey

#028 - New levels new devils

#027 - Lessons Learned from "The Last Dance"

#026 - Key Skills for Developer Success

#025 - Building Dreams with Python - The AskAGuru Story

#024 - Control your calendar, control your day

#023 - Dealing with distractions

#022 - The Karmabot Story and Contributing to Open Source

#021 - Setting Realistic Expectations

#020 - From Physicist to Cloud Software Architect

#019 - 5 Tips for Dealing with Stress

#018 - High Risk Mindset: Going From Marketer to Developer

#017 - The Importance of Creativity as a Developer

#016 - PyBites Career Stories

#015 - Deliberate Practice is key

#014 - Habits

#013 - The Mindset of a Developer

#012 - How to Say No!

#011 - Marketing Yourself

#010 - Beating Perfectionism

#009 - How the Pybites Platform is being used in the Classroom

#008 - Personal Productivity Tips

#007 - How to become more confident?

#006 - The PyBites Python Tips Book

#005 - 100 Days of Code Accountability Partners

#004 - Goal Setting

#003 - Getting Unstuck with your Code

#002 - Code Reviews

#001 - Tutorial Paralysis

Introduction