#27: Four Years of Python for High Schoolers

Talk Python To Me

Michael Kennedy

Technology

4.8 • 635 Ratings

🗓️ 29 September 2015

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

Often people complain about the lack of developer skills in western countries like the United States and that problem is amplified when you consider typically under represented groups such as women and minorities. This week you'll meet Laura Blankenship who is doing more than her share to widen the appeal of programming in general and Python in particular.

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0:00.0	Often, people complain about the lack of developer skills in Western countries like the United
0:04.3	States, and that problem is amplified when you consider typically underrepresented groups
0:08.7	such as women and minorities.
0:10.5	This week, you'll meet Laura Blankenship, who's doing more than her share to widen
0:14.0	the appeal of programming to women in general and to Python in particular.
0:17.8	This is episode number 27 of Talk Python to Me recorded Monday, September 14th, 2015.
0:24.7	I'm a developer, developers, developers.
0:27.0	I'm a developer in many senses of the word, because I make these applications,
0:32.1	but I also use these verbs to make this music.
0:35.0	I constructed line by line, just like when I'm coding another software design.
0:39.6	In both cases, it's about design patterns.
0:42.7	Anyone can get the job done.
0:44.1	It's the execution that matters.
0:45.8	I have many interests.
0:47.2	Sometimes you can flex.
0:48.7	Welcome to Talk Python to Me, a weekly podcast on Python, the language, the libraries, the ecosystem, and the
0:55.2	personalities. This is your host, Michael Kennedy. Follow me on Twitter where I'm at M. Kennedy.
1:00.2	Keep up with the show and listen to past episodes at talk python.fm, and follow the show on
1:04.9	Twitter via at talk python. This episode is brought to you by Hired and Code Ship.
1:11.9	Thank them for supporting the show on Twitter via at Hired underscore H.R.HareD underscore H.
1:15.6	And at CodeChip.
1:17.7	Hello, everyone.
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