Did you come to Python from the academic side of the world?

Maybe you got into working with code for research or lab work,

and you found that you like coding more than your first field of study.

Whatever the reason, many people make the transition from the academic world over to tech and industry.

On this episode, you'll meet three women who have made this transition, and you'll hear their stories.

I'm excited to speak with Jennifer Stark, Kaylee Haynes, and Esline Bikamu about their journey into the tech field.

This is Talk Python to Me.

Episode 259 recorded April 6th, 2020.

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Kaylee, Eslin, Jennifer, welcome to Talk Python to me.

Thank you very much for asking me.

Thank you very much, Diana. Thank you.

It's really great to have you all here. I was in a PhD program. My wife is a professor.

So I've, I spent a lot of time in the academic world. And I saw that you all were participating in this, I think at the

time, was going to be a live event around sort of sharing stories going from academia into more

the tech side of the world. And I thought, oh, what a fun topic. I have to reach out to you

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