Play it again pyvideo.org!
Yesterday, the Python Software Foundation posted results of the election for the Board of Directors 2015-2016 term. Thank you to the many individuals that participated and helped with the election.
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Mentors, music, and motivation
As I get ready to attend the Write/Speak/Code conference, I'm doing more reflecting on the past few months than packing for the trip. While I would like to leave San Diego with warm enough clothes for New York City, I want to write a few brief thoughts about learning from others.
Building a better community
Why I gave a $2048 donation to Fab Lab San Diego
Watching someone bring their idea to life is an amazing reward.
People from all walks of life have creative ideas. Through grassroots sharing of ideas, skills, and equipment, Fab Lab San Diego gives individuals a chance to learn, build, and share their creations. I believe Fab Lab San Diego's outreach programs inspire students of all ages. Outreach is hard work but the community benefits are huge.
Security at the Seams: What’s a Software Development Manager to Do?
I recently had the pleasure of taking a new course through edX. The course, DelftX: EconSec101x Economics of Cybersecurity, adeptly illustrates the many economic issues and behaviors that impact security in practice. I highly recommend the course to those interested in economics and security. Here's my final reflection essay from the course.
Decorators visualized
Decorators make code more readable. When learning how decorators work, it's easy to get confused. When teaching decorators, students often ask "but how does it work" and "why does it work". "Magic, it just does" and "follow the pattern of the example" could be reasonable though less than satisfying responses.