How can we encourage more girls and women to learn programming? Jessica McKellar’s talk, from PyCon 2014, has some very interesting insights into what has worked in Tennessee high schools.
Category Archives: Python
Brett Cannon’s “Python 3.3: Trust Me, It’s Better than 2.7”
Should you use Python 2.7 or 3.x? This talk discusses the differences and improvements that Python 3.x (and specifically, 3.3) offers over the 2.7 series.
Steve Yegge’s “Dynamic Languages Strike Back”
Why are dynamic languages increasingly popular? What advantages do they have over statically compiled languages? Steve Yegge‘s talk on this subject is a great introduction to these ideas.