Tag: PyCon

PyCon, day 1


Oh brother, did I drink from the firehose today! Lots of learning, even in "novice" sessions! How to be more Effective with Functions. Do you know the if iter(x) is iter(x) trick? What can Programmers learn from Pilots? Much, as it turns out. Beyond PEP 8 — Best Practices for beautiful intelligent code. How to … Continue reading PyCon, day 1 →

I run into Brian Dorsey once a year


We both live in Seattle, about 1.5 miles apart. We only see each other once a year, at PyCon. This is odd.

PyCon tutorials, day 2


This morning was Ansible 101. Great tutorial. This did what good tutorials should do: Efficiently explain the semantic terrain and explain the most important parts. This afternoon was an introduction to Elasticsearch. Solinea uses it, and like so technologies, I've jumped into it when duty called, but never took the time (slash had the opportunity...) … Continue reading PyCon tutorials, day 2 →

PyCon tutorials, day 1


This morning was Intro to Docker. I've wanted to try Docker, but didn't have the latitude and bandwidth for that at my previous employer, and wasn't sufficiently compelled to spend my personal time on it. This tutorial took us from ground zero up through coordinating and publishing multiple containers with docker-compose and docker-machine. This was a great tutorial, and I … Continue reading PyCon tutorials, day 1 →

In Montréal for PyCon!


Spent 12.5 hours getting from my bed to the hotel bed. Tomorrow is day one of the tutorials!

M-x Twit && PyCon


If you use Emacs and Twitter, give TwitteringMode a try.  It won't replace your favorite client, but you can easily follow a list without leaving Emacs and do most things (reply, RT, etc.) with it. No image posting, but it can optionally display avatars. Just registered for PyCon 2015. Yee haw!  

Working during PyCon


I hoped I wouldn't need to bring my work laptop to PyCon. Alas, it looks like I'll need to, and do some work in the evenings. Sigh.  

Psyched for PyCon 2014


I'm counting the days until I get on the plane for PyCon! My company's not paying for my attendance, and I'm using PTO for my time out of the office. OTOH, I'll have a clear conscience if I happen to talk to a company in the exhibition hall.  

PyCon 2013 things I didn’t do


I didn't claim my "swag bag". I wasn't even tempted. I don't need another meh coffee mug or pen. I don't need a small stack of paper brochures I'll only discard. It's time for conferences to retire the swag bag! This anachronism should have perished years ago. Anything I want to discover, I can discover … Continue reading PyCon 2013 things I didn’t do →

PyCon better this year than last


I'm enjoying myself more this year than last. I think it's because my head's in a better place than it was last year. Things are better at work, a dim light may be visible at the end of the tunnel, etc. Odd.