154: Python Again with Jason C. McDonald

A second Jason joins this episode of Programming Throwdown! Jason McDonald – Python evangelist, author, and more – talks to Patrick and Jason about his experience with the programming language, how his disability helped and hindered his software career, and where its strengths and weaknesses lie. 

00:01:05 Introductions

00:02:27 Jason’s pivotal Doctor Who regeneration

00:04:49 The power of dialog boxes

00:10:10 Python’s power

00:12:37 How disability discrimination can look

00:17:40 Making vs playing games

00:23:47 Jason’s POV on intention

00:28:04 Why Jason stayed with Python

00:40:11 Every language’s Thing

00:49:42 Duck typing

00:52:48 Global Interpreter Lock (GIL)

01:14:16 Dependencies

01:34:08 Finding Jason online

01:35:20 Farewells

Resources mentioned in this episode:

Links:

• Jason C. McDonald:

• Mastodon.Cloud: https://mastodon.cloud/@codemouse92

• Website: https://codemouse92.com/

• Github: https://github.com/CodeMouse92

• BugHunters Café @ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-bug-hunters-caf%C3%A9/id1556496590

• Rural Sourcing:

• Website: https://www.ruralsourcing.com/

• Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/rural-sourcing/

• Book Recommendations:

• Dead Simple Python (Jason C. McDonald): https://www.amazon.com/Dead-Simple-Python-Idiomatic-Programmers/dp/1718500920

• Kill It With Fire (Marianne Bellotti): https://www.amazon.com/Kill-Fire-Manage-Computer-Systems/dp/1718501188

• Dreaming In Code (Scott Rosenberg): https://www.amazon.com/Dreaming-Code-Programmers-Transcendent-Software/dp/1400082471

• Others:

• Monty Python (troupe): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monty_Python

• Monty Python (TV Show): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monty_Python%27s_Flying_Circus

More Python? Check out these prior episodes:

• E52: Scientific Python: https://www.programmingthrowdown.com/2016/03/episode-52-scientific-python.html

• E139: Scientific Python with Guido Imperiale: https://www.programmingthrowdown.com/2022/07/139-scientific-python-with-guido.html

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153: ChatGPT

ChatGPT has made a mark on the world as we know it, but that’s only the tip of the AI iceberg. Join us as we discuss how the field of artificial intelligence is growing – including some developments that might not be on your radar!

00:00:23 Introductions

00:02:01 Jason’s attic adventure

00:06:09 Comparing saws

00:10:57 Patrick’s surprisingly useful thing

00:12:21 SpaceX

00:17:31 Human motion diffusion model

00:20:47 37Signals

00:29:30 Polars

00:35:37 Books of the Show

00:46:11 Neon

00:50:33 Patrick’s player search

00:53:47 ChatGPT

01:17:12 The threat to Google

01:28:06 Jason and Patrick’s future prognostications

01:32:13 Farewells

Resources mentioned in this episode:

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News/Links:

• SpaceX Starship Static Test Fire Planned

• https://www.cnet.com/science/space/spacex-prepping-for-first-full-test-fire-of-its-mega-starship-rocket/

• Human Motion Diffusion Model

• https://guytevet.github.io/mdm-page/

• 37Signals Leaving the Cloud and Details Cloud Costs

• https://twitter.com/dhh/status/1613508201953038337

• Polars: DataFrames in Rust

• https://docs.rs/polars/latest/polars/index.html

Book of the Show:

• Jason: Build by Tony Fadell

• https://amzn.to/3wpLnLW

• Patrick: Age of Myth by Michael Sullivan (Riyria)

• https://amzn.to/3HlEsJ5

Tool of the Show:

• Jason: 

• Neon: Serverless Postgres: https://neon.tech/

• Patrick: 

• 7 Billion Humans (Steam): https://store.steampowered.com/app/792100/7_Billion_Humans/

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