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- K Lars LohnSummary
K Lars Lohn has had a long and varied career, spending his most recent years at Mozilla. This week he shares some of his stories about getting involved with Python, his work with Mozilla, and his inspiration for the closing keynote at PyCon US 2016. He also elaborates on the intricate mazes that he draws and his life as an organic farmer in Oregon.
Brief Introduction- Hello and welcome to Podcast.__init__, the podcast about Python and the people who make it great.
- I would like to thank everyone who has donated to the show. Your contributions help us make the show sustainable. For details on how to support the show you can visit our site at pythonpodcast.com
- Linode is sponsoring us this week. Check them out at linode.com/podcastinit and get a $20 credit to try out their fast and reliable Linux virtual servers for your next project
- We also have a new sponsor this week. Rollbar is a service for tracking and aggregating your application errors so that you can find and fix the bugs in your application before your users notice they exist. Use the link rollbar.com/podcastinit to get 90 days and 300,000 errors for free on their bootstrap plan.
- Visit our site to subscribe to our show, sign up for our newsletter, read the show notes, and get in touch.
- To help other people find the show you can leave a review on iTunes, or Google Play Music, and tell your friends and co-workers
- Join our community! Visit discourse.pythonpodcast.com for your opportunity to find out about upcoming guests, suggest questions, and propose show ideas.
- Your host as usual is Tobias Macey
- Today we’re interviewing K Lars Lohn about his career, his art, and his work with Mozilla
Interview with K Lars Lohn- Introductions
- How did you get introduced to Python?
- You have an interesting pair of articles on your website that attempt to detail how you perceive code and why you think that formatting should be configured in a manner analogous to CSS. Can you explain a bit about how your particular perception affects the way that you program?
- On your website you have some images of incredibly detailed artwork that are actually mazes. Can you describe some of your creation process for those?
- What is it about mazes that keeps you interested in them and how did you first start using them as a form of visual art?
- At Mozilla you have helped to create a project called Socorro which utilizes complexity analysis for correlating stacktraces. How did you conceive of that approach to error monitoring?
- Can you describe how Socorro is architected and how it works under the covers?
- At this year’s PyCon US you presented the closing keynote and it was one of the most engaging talks that I’ve seen. Where did you get the inspiration for the content and the mixed media approach?
- For anyone who hasn’t seen it, you managed to weave together a very personal story with a musical performance, and some applications of complexity analysis into a seamless experience. How much did you have to practice before you felt comfortable delivering that in front of an audience?
- In addition to your technical career you are also very focused on living in a manner that is sustainable and in tune with your environment. What kinds of synergies and conflicts exist between your professional and personal philosophies?
Keep In Touch- Website
- Twitter
Picks- Tobias
- Terry Pratchett
- Lars
- Bach’s Tocatta & Fugue in D Minor
Links- Functional Geekery Episode 65 – Morten Kromberg talks about APL
- K Lars Lohn’s Portfolio
- The Well Tempered API
- Temple Grandin
The intro and outro music is from Requiem for a Fish The Freak Fandango Orchestra / CC BY-SA
43 min - Lorena MesaOne of the great strengths of the Python community is the diversity of backgrounds that our practitioners come from. This week Lorena Mesa talks about how her focus on political science and civic engagement led her to a career in software engineering and data analysis. In addition to her professional career she founded the Chicago chapter of PyLadies, helps teach women and kids how to program, and was voted onto the board of the PSF.43 min
- Lorena MesaSummary
One of the great strengths of the Python community is the diversity of backgrounds that our practitioners come from. This week Lorena Mesa talks about how her focus on political science and civic engagement led her to a career in software engineering and data analysis. In addition to her professional career she founded the Chicago chapter of PyLadies, helps teach women and kids how to program, and was voted onto the board of the PSF.
Brief Introduction- Hello and welcome to Podcast.__init__, the podcast about Python and the people who make it great.
- I would like to thank everyone who has donated to the show. Your contributions help us make the show sustainable.
- Check out our sponsor Linode for running your awesome new Python apps. Check them out at linode.com/podcastinit and get a $20 credit to try out their fast and reliable Linux virtual servers for your next project
- You want to make sure your apps are error-free so give our other sponsor, Rollbar, a look. Rollbar is a service for tracking and aggregating your application errors so that you can find and fix the bugs in your application before your users notice they exist. Use the link rollbar.com/podcastinit to get 90 days and 300,000 errors for free on their bootstrap plan.
- Visit our site to subscribe to our show, sign up for our newsletter, read the show notes, and get in touch.
- By leaving a review on iTunes, or Google Play Music it becomes easier for other people to find us.
- Join our community! Visit discourse.pythonpodcast.com to help us grow and connect our wonderful audience.
- Your host as usual is Tobias Macey
- Today we’re interviewing Lorena Mesa about what inspires her in her work as a software engineer and data analyst.
Interview with Lorena Mesa- Introductions
- How did you get introduced to Python?
- How did your original interests in political science and community outreach lead to your current role as a software engineer?
- You dedicate a lot of your time to organizations that help teach programming to women and kids. What are some of the most meaningful experiences that you have been able to facilitate?
- Can you talk a bit about your work getting the PyLadies chapter in Chicago off the ground and what the reaction has been like?
- Now that you are a member of the board for the PSF, what are your goals in that position?
- What is it about software development that made you want to change your career path?
- What are some of the most interesting projects that you have worked on, whether for your employer or for fun?
- Do you think that the bootcamp you attended did a good job of preparing you for a position in industry?
- What is your view on the concept that software development is the modern form of literacy? Do you think that everyone should learn how to program?
Keep In TouchTwitter
Picks- Tobias
- Zencastr
- Lorena
- Weapons of Math Destruction
- What I Talk About When I talk About Running
Links- idealist.org
- Schemas For The Real World
The intro and outro music is from Requiem for a Fish The Freak Fandango Orchestra / CC BY-SA
43 min - Podbuzzz with Kyle MartinPodcasts are becoming more popular now than they ever have been. Podbuzzz is a service for helping podcasters to track their reviews and imporove SEO to reach a wider audience. In this episode we spoke with Kyle Martin about his experience using Python to build Podbuzzz and manage it in production.39 min
- Podbuzzz with Kyle MartinSummary
Podcasts are becoming more popular now than they ever have been. Podbuzzz is a service for helping podcasters to track their reviews and imporove SEO to reach a wider audience. In this episode we spoke with Kyle Martin about his experience using Python to build Podbuzzz and manage it in production.
Brief Introduction- Hello and welcome to Podcast.__init__, the podcast about Python and the people who make it great.
- I would like to thank everyone who has donated to the show. Your contributions help us make the show sustainable.
- You need a place to run your awesome new Python apps, so check out our sponsor Linode at linode.com/podcastinit and get a $20 credit to try out their fast and reliable Linux virtual servers for your next project.
- You want to make sure your apps are error-free so give our next sponsor, Rollbar, a look. Rollbar is a service for tracking and aggregating your application errors so that you can find and fix the bugs in your application before your users notice they exist. Use the link rollbar.com/podcastinit to get 90 days and 300,000 errors for free on their bootstrap plan.
- Visit our site to subscribe to our show, sign up for our newsletter, read the show notes, and get in touch.
- By leaving a review on iTunes, or Google Play Music it becomes easier for other people to find us.
- Join our community! Visit discourse.pythonpodcast.com to help us grow and connect our wonderful audience.
- Your hosts as usual are Tobias Macey and Chris Patti
- Today we’re interviewing Kyle Martin about Podbuzzz
Interview with Kyle Martin- Introductions
- How did you get introduced to Python? – Chris
- Can you start by explaining what Podbuzz is? – Tobias
- Why did you end up choosing Python as the language for building thx#is service? – Tobias
- What have been the biggest engineering challenges in building Podbuzzz? – Tobias
- How did you conceive of the idea to build Podbuzzz and what inspired you to provide it as a service? – Tobias
- Part of the service that you are building is a widget that encourages listeners to rate a podcast on iTunes. Why is that important and what are some of the techniques that you have leveraged to determine the most effective messaging? – Tobias
- What are some of the features that you plan on adding to your service? – Tobias
- Do you intend to run Podbuzzz as a side project or do you envision it becoming a company with its own staff? – Tobias
- In addition to your work with Podbuzzz as a way for podcasters to gain visibility for their shows, you’re also working on an analytics platform for the same target audience. Can you explain a bit about that and the problems that you’ve had to overcome? – Tobias
- What is it about podcasting that makes it hard to gain useful metrics and what is your strategy for overcoming some of those obstacles? – Tobias
Keep In Touch- Twitter
- Email
Picks- Tobias
- Thank You Scientist
- Chris
- Hell or High Water
- Kyle
- Udacity Self-Driving Car Engineering Nanodegree
- Startups For The Rest of Us
- Zero To Scale
- Speechmatics
Links- Canva
- Internet Business Mastery Podcast
The intro and outro music is from Requiem for a Fish The Freak Fandango Orchestra / CC BY-SA
39 min - PsychoPy with Jonathan PeirceWe’re delving into the complex workings of your mind this week on Podcast.__init__ with Jonathan Peirce. He tells us about how he started the PsychoPy project and how it has grown in utility and popularity over the years. We discussed the ways that it has been put to use in myriad psychological experiments, the inner workings of how to design and execute those experiments, and what is in store for its future.1 hr 13 min
- PsychoPy with Jonathan PeirceSummary
We’re delving into the complex workings of your mind this week on Podcast.init with Jonathan Peirce. He tells us about how he started the PsychoPy project and how it has grown in utility and popularity over the years. We discussed the ways that it has been put to use in myriad psychological experiments, the inner workings of how to design and execute those experiments, and what is in store for its future.
Brief Introduction- Hello and welcome to Podcast.__init__, the podcast about Python and the people who make it great.
- I would like to thank everyone who has donated to the show. Your contributions help us make the show sustainable.
- Hired is sponsoring us this week. If you’re looking for a job as a developer or designer then Hired will bring the opportunities to you. Sign up at hired.com/podcastinit to double your signing bonus.
- Once you land a job you can check out our other sponsor Linode for running your awesome new Python apps. Check them out at linode.com/podcastinit and get a $20 credit to try out their fast and reliable Linux virtual servers for your next project
- You want to make sure your apps are error-free so give our last sponsor, Rollbar, a look. Rollbar is a service for tracking and aggregating your application errors so that you can find and fix the bugs in your application before your users notice they exist. Use the link rollbar.com/podcastinit to get 90 days and 300,000 errors for free on their bootstrap plan.
- Visit our site to subscribe to our show, sign up for our newsletter, read the show notes, and get in touch.
- By leaving a review on iTunes, or Google Play Music it becomes easier for other people to find us.
- Join our community! Visit discourse.pythonpodcast.com to help us grow and connect our wonderful audience.
- Your hosts as usual are Tobias Macey and Chris Patti
- Today we’re interviewing Jonathan Peirce about PsychoPy, an open source application for the presentation and collection of stimuli for psychological experimentation
Interview with Jonathan Peirce- Introductions
- How did you get introduced to Python? – Chris
- Can you start by telling us what PsychoPy is and how the project got started? – Tobias
- How does PsychoPy compare feature wise against some of the proprietary alternatives? – Chris
- In the documentation you mention that this project is useful for the fields of psychophysics, cognitive neuroscience and experimental psychology. Can you provide some insight into how those disciplines differ and what constitutes an experiment? – Tobias
- Do you find that your users who have no previous formal programming training come up to speed with PsychoPy quickly? What are some of the challenges there? -Chris
- Can you describe the internal architecture of PsychoPy and how you approached the design? – Tobias
- How easy is it to extend PsychoPy with new types of stimulus? – Chris
- What are some interesting challenges you faced when implementing PsychoPy? – Chris
- I noticed that you support a number of output data formats, including pickle. What are some of the most popular analysis tools for users of PsychoPy? – Tobias
- Have you investigated the use of the new Feather library? – Tobias
- How is data input typically managed? Does PsychoPy support automated readings from test equipment or is that the responsibility of those conducting the experiment? – Tobias
- What are some of the most interesting experiments that you are aware of having been conducted using PsychoPy? – Chris
- While reading the docs I found the page describing the integration with the OSF (Open Science Framework) for sharing and validating an experiment and the collected data with other members of the field. Can you explain why that is beneficial to the researchers and compare it with other options such as GitHub for use within the sciences? – Tobias
- Do you have a roadmap of features that you would like to add to PsychoPy or is it largely driven by contributions from practitioners who are extending it to suit their needs? – Tobias
Keep In Touch- PsychoPy Discourse Forum
Picks- Tobias
- Hackers: Heroes of the Computer Revolution by Steven Levy
- Chris
- Castro 2
- Jon
- Discourse
Links- Feather
- Pyglet
- HDF5
- Open Science Framework
The intro and outro music is from Requiem for a Fish The Freak Fandango Orchestra / CC BY-SA
1 hr 13 min - Sandstorm.io with Asheesh LaroiaSandstorm.io is an innovative platform that aims to make self-hosting applications easier and more maintainable for the average individual. This week we spoke with Asheesh Laroia about why running your own services is desirable, how they have made security a first priority, how Sandstorm is architected, and what the installation process looks like.0 min
- Sandstorm.io with Asheesh LaroiaSummary
Sandstorm.io is an innovative platform that aims to make self-hosting applications easier and more maintainable for the average individual. This week we spoke with Asheesh Laroia about why running your own services is desirable, how they have made security a first priority, how Sandstorm is architected, and what the installation process looks like.
Brief Introduction- Hello and welcome to Podcast.__init__, the podcast about Python and the people who make it great.
- I would like to thank everyone who has donated to the show. Your contributions help us make the show sustainable. For details on how to support the show you can visit our site at pythonpodcast.com
- Linode is sponsoring us this week. Check them out at linode.com/podcastinit and get a $20 credit to try out their fast and reliable Linux virtual servers for your next project
- We are also sponsored by Rollbar. Rollbar is a service for tracking and aggregating your application errors so that you can find and fix the bugs in your application before your users notice they exist. Use the link rollbar.com/podcastinit to get 90 days and 300,000 errors for free on their bootstrap plan.
- Hired has also returned as a sponsor this week. If you’re looking for a job as a developer or designer then Hired will bring the opportunities to you. Sign up at hired.com/podcastinit to double your signing bonus.
- Visit our site to subscribe to our show, sign up for our newsletter, read the show notes, and get in touch.
- To help other people find the show you can leave a review on iTunes, or Google Play Music, and tell your friends and co-workers
- Join our community! Visit discourse.pythonpodcast.com for your opportunity to find out about upcoming guests, suggest questions, and propose show ideas.
- I would also like to mention that the organizers of PyCon Zimbabwe are looking to the global Python community for help in supporting their event. If you would like to donate the link will be in the show notes.
- Your hosts as usual are Tobias Macey and Chris Patti
- Today we’re interviewing Asheesh Laroia about Sandstorm.io, a project that is trying to make self-hosted applications easy and secure for everyone.
Interview with Asheesh Laroia- Introductions
- How did you get introduced to Python? – Tobias
- Can you start by telling everyone about the Sandstorm project and how you got involved with it? – Tobias
- What are some of the reasons that an individual would want to self-host their own applications rather than using comparable services available through third parties? – Tobias
- How does Sandstorm try to make the experience of hosting these various applications simple and enjoyable for the broadest variety of people? – Tobias
- What does the system architecture for Sandstorm look like? – Tobias
- I notice that Sandstorm requires a very recent Linux kernel version. What motivated that choice and how does it affect adoption? – Chris
- One of the notable aspects of Sandstorm is the security model that it uses. Can you explain the capability-based authorization model and how it enables Sandstorm to ensure privacy for your users? – Tobias
- What are some of the most difficult challenges facing you in terms of software architecture and design? – Tobias
- What is involved in setting up your own server to run Sandstorm and what kinds of resources are required for different use cases? – Tobias
- You have a number of different applications available for users to install. What is involved in making a project compatible with the Sandstorm runtime environment? Are there any limitations in terms of languages or application architecture for people who are targeting your platform? – Tobias
- How much of Sandstorm is written in Python and what other languages does it use? – Tobias
Keep In Touch- Twitter
- Blog
- Email
Picks- Tobias
- OpsGenie
- Chris
- Viking Godfather Safety Razor
- Who Killed Sherlock Holmes? by Paul Cornell
- Petrus Aged Red
- Asheesh
- Amtrak
- The Master Switch by Tim Wu
- Rocket Chat
Links- North Star Post
- Contact Otter
- Hacker Slides
- Permanote
- Radicale
- Media Goblin
- IPython Notebook
The intro and outro music is from Requiem for a Fish The Freak Fandango Orchestra / CC BY-SA
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