Python as a philosophy (Rudolf Olah)

A number of programming languages that have not been used quite as frequently as others contain “profound enlightenment” that a developer learns through their use. Languages such as Lisp and Smalltalk are in this category. This presentation suggests that Python is also one of those languages. Python and PEP20 The Zen Of Python can affect how a developer writes code and then translates their practice into using other programming languages. For example, my own hands-on programming in Python has allowed me to carry on a number of practices into JavaScript and Ruby. The talk will specifically cover “explicit rather than implicit” code and the value of documentation as a developer-user experience. I will outline several examples and counter-examples of Python-inspired code practices within the context of JavaScript and Ruby.

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pyCon delivered another great conference and this talk really hit the spot with a bit more of an interdisciplinary approach to programming with plenty of examples to think about. It's one thing to study coding and very different to apply all the skills you learn across different styles of coding projects.