#54: Enterprise Software with Python

Talk Python To Me

Michael Kennedy

Technology

4.8 • 635 Ratings

🗓️ 14 April 2016

⏱️ 68 minutes

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Summary

How often have people asked what language / technology you work in and when you answered Python they got a little confused and asked, what can you actually build with Python? What type of apps? The implication being Python is just a notch above Bash scripts. That real things aren't built with Python but rather Java, C#, Objective-C and so on.

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0:00.0	How often have people asked what language or technology you work in?
0:02.6	When you answer Python, they get a little confused and ask, what can you actually build in Python?
0:06.3	What type of apps?
0:07.5	Implication being that Python is just a notch above bash scripts, and that real things aren't built with Python, but rather with Java, C-sharp, Objective C, and so on.
0:15.9	Mahmoud Hashemini and I might be able to help put some real evidence behind your responses. On episode 54, Talk Python to Me, I talked with Mahmoud about his new online course he wrote
0:24.6	for O'Reilly called Enterprise Software and Python.
0:27.9	You'll hear many real-world examples from his experience inside PayPal and many more
0:32.3	throughout the industry.
0:33.6	This is episode 54 of Talk Python to Me. It recorded April 4th, 2016.
0:39.2	I'm a developer, developers, developers, developer.
0:42.1	In many senses of the word, because I make these applications, but I also use these verbs to make this music.
0:49.6	I constructed line by line, just like when I'm coding another software design.
0:54.2	In both cases, it's about design patterns.
0:57.3	Anyone can get the job done.
0:58.7	It's the execution that matters.
1:00.4	I have many interests of Talk Python to Me, a weekly podcast on Python, the language,
1:05.7	the libraries, the ecosystem, and the personalities.
1:08.7	This is your host, Michael Kennedy.
1:10.2	Follow me on Twitter where I'm at
1:11.5	M. Kennedy. Keep up with the show and listen to past episodes at talk python.fm and follow the show
1:16.8	on Twitter via at talk python. This episode is brought to you by Snap CI and Hired.
1:22.8	Thank them for supporting the show on Twitter via at Snap underscore CI and at hired underscore HQ.
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