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The Python Coding Stack has a new look. Here it is: The Stack has been growing steadily as a standalone publication, separate from The Python Coding Book and The Python Coding Place, and now it has its own identity. It offers a very different and unique perspective on Python programming, often with a narrative style.… Continue reading The Python Coding Stack’s New Look
The Python Coding Book is out—I published the First Edition in paperback and EBook, which is a revised version of the "Zeroth" Edition which you've been able to read here on this site for a while—just ask Google for a "python book" and it will recommend this one as one of it's top entries! Read… Continue reading The Python Coding Book is Out in Paperback and EBook
If you're reading this, you're possibly familiar with my Python work for adults. What you may not know is that most of my time over the past 8 years has been devoted to teaching Python to children and teenagers. I didn't like how coding was taught to kids (and still is in most places). It… Continue reading Why Should Only The Grown-Ups Have Fun With Python?
I have now completed the final phase of The Python Coding Place launch. The members' area is now live with: Video courses across all levels (some live and more to come over coming weeks and months) A members' forum Live workshops and cohort courses are coming soon And members also get access to the full… Continue reading The Python Coding Place
The big news for October is that The Python Coding Place is now live and my first video course is available for beginners starting to learn to code–well, the first few chapters anyway. This is big news! The Python Coding Place has been a gradual project that started with this site–The Python Coding Book. The… Continue reading The Python Coding Place is Live! | October in Review
The Python Coding Stack travelled across timezones, through supermarket aisles, and across a chess board in September. The month started with Butter Berries, An Elusive Delicacy. The inspiration for this article started with a text message from my wife while I was shopping at the supermarket: "Get butter berries and flour. Will be there soon."… Continue reading Butter Berries, Chess, and Timezones | September in Review
August is a quiet month, right? Well, not at The Python Coding Stack and Breaking the Rules, my two Substacks. On The Python Coding Stack, I experimented with some different styles of articles. The month started with The Mayor of Py Town's Local Experiment: A Global Disaster. This is Py Town looks like (thanks to… Continue reading Graduation at Hogwarts and Other Python Stories | August in Review
I was expecting this month's review to cover fewer articles than previous months. It is July, after all. But then, I launched my second Substack last month, Breaking the Rules, which means I now have two sets of articles coming out every month. It may not have been the smartest move to launch the new… Continue reading Lots of Special Methods. And a Special Article | July in Review
What a month. June has been very busy. And that's an understatement. Where shall I start? Interviews and Podcasts I was honoured to be invited to two interviews in June. Mike Driscoll, one of the leading figures in the world of Python communication, kindly invited me as one of the first guests on his new… Continue reading More Python Magic and More Stories | June in Review
If you read my Python articles regularly—and thank you if you do—you'll know that I try to present content from a somewhat different perspective. I don't like writing classic "textbook-type" tutorials and articles. I've been reading and thinking a lot about my writing over the years. I've decided to start journaling those ideas and thoughts,… Continue reading Breaking the Rules — My Thoughts on Narrative Technical Writing