At PyCon 2013 this past week, I was fortunate to be able to pair up with Katie Cunningham to teach two 1-day workshops for young and aspiring programmers: The Young Coder: Let's Learn Python On ... Read more
Following an amazing week at PyCon, I woke up this morning to discover that I'd lost a good friend, and that the Python community has lost one of its most brilliant minds. Details are still unclear ... Read more
The assignment: Find a way to implement batch image uploads in the Django admin using a drag and drop interface. For the record, we're using jQuery 1.8, and Bootstrap for some of the styling. Tempor ... Read more
Back on January 29th, PyLadies Austin held a micro workshop to cover Git/GitHub. http://www.meetup.com/PyLadies-ATX/events/99435462/ It was a quick hands-on introduction to the core features of ... Read more
At PyCon 2013, I'll be participating in my first-ever tutorial, helping Katie Cunningham as we introduce 12- to 18-year-olds to the world of Python coding. From the official description: "This f ... Read more
This year is shaping up to be a busy one. On my arrival in Austin I founded a PyLadies chapter, and our first meeting is scheduled for tonight. We'll be doing a round of introductions, then brainsto ... Read more
At the end of every year I see people saying something like "Good riddance, Year X, you sucked, let's hope Year Y brings something better." I've got good reason to say something like that as well - t ... Read more
PyCon talks were announced last week, and this year a record number of them are being given by women in the Python community. Of the 114 talks accepted, almost 15% will be presented by female speaker ... Read more