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In The Brain of Russel Winder: You Need to Know Python
You Need to Know Python

In this world of a plethora of programming languages, where new ones seem to appear on a weekly basis, C, C++ and Python have been, and remain, the main non-Java Platform languages. Even on the Java Platform there is Python, in the form of Jython. Gnome emphasizes C, C++ and Python, as does Canonical and many other organizations. The Python Software Foundation is definitely pro Python. Why is Python so "front and center" and high profile? What makes Python so strong, used and loved as a programming language?

In this session, Russel Winder will investigate what makes Python the language of choice in various given contexts. Of course, there are contexts in which Python seems not entirely appropriate. Yet even in these contexts, Python is relevant, and we will investigate these as well.

Even though Python is over 20 years old, it has evolved to stay modern and relevant. This is especially poignant given the Multicore Revolution that has caused so much change in C++ and so much distress for C. The plan for the session also includes delving into some of these issues.

If you already know some Python, you need to learn some more. If you don't already know Python then you very definitely need to learn it. This session should show you why as well as being generally informative, and definitely fun.

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Russel Winder's Python Workshop

In this 4-day Python Workshop, you will learn both low-level details of Python as well as the idiomatic design approaches in Python. We'll start with the language basics after which we discuss various testing strategies and their rationale. Through lectures, exercises and discussions, we'll introduce Concurrency and Parallelism after which we'll learn about GUI's. We'll then explore Networking, XML processing and Persistence when developing applications with Python. Find out more here

Functional Programming eXchange 2012 (March 16)

Skills Matter is delighted to announce the 3rd annual Functional Programming eXchange on March 16th 2012. Join us for a day of talks, open-space discussions and brainstorming on Functional Programming, featuring Robert Pickering and Tomas Petricek on F#.Get more info and book here.

Typesafe's Fast Track to Scala

This two-day Fast Track to Scala course, designed by Martin Odersky, the creator of the Scala programming language, and Heiko Seeberger, a recognized Scala expert, will give you an excellent grounding in Scala. Prepare to learn to: * be a competent user of Scala constructs in application code, * know and be able to apply the functional programming style in Scala, * use the fundamental Scala tools, * be confident to start using Scala in production applications -- and much more. Get more info and sign up here

Tomas Petricek’s and Phil Trelford’s Real-World F# Programming

Tomas Petricek’s and Phil Trelford’s two day course will teach you how to solve real-world .NET problems in F#. Will guide you through several areas where F# can help you be more productive and solve your problems faster, with code that is efficient and easy to maintain. The examples used in this course are based on experience of developing successful commercial applications in F#. After attending, you’ll be able to recognize where using F# can save your time and money and you’ll know how to integrate F# components in the .NET ecosystem. Find out more here

Miles Sabin's Harnessing the Power of Scala Types

Miles Sabin's two day Harnessing the Power of Scala Types course is aimed at developers who have mastered the essentials of core Scala and want to take their understanding of the language and its compiler to the next level. It covers Scala's powerful type system in depth with concrete illustrations of practical applications of it's more advanced features. The course also introduces the Scala compiler's plug-in architecture and shows how it can be used to support tools and extends the language. Find out more here

Tomas Petricek & Phil Trelford's Functional Programming in .NET

Tomas Petricek’s and Phil Trelford’s two-day Functional Programming in .NET course explains concepts that you need to write modern applications for .NET using F#, C# with LINQ as well as current and upcoming .NET technologies that arise from functional programming ideas. Learning several simple functional concepts will help you understand these technologies and use them effectively. This means that the course will make you a better programmer even if you’re not going to immediately start using F#. This course is based on experience of developing commercial applications in F# and we’ll discuss good ways of introducing F# to your daily work.. Find out more here


ABOUT RUSSEL WINDER
Russel is centrally involved with the development of the Groovy programming language and the GPars framework, is author of the Gant Ant task scripting framework, and contributes to the Gradle build framework.
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PODCAST YOU NEED TO KNOW PYTHON
SCALA & F# PODCASTS
Richard Gomes:Fast number crunching and fast time to market with Scala, Fast time to market with Scala
Richard Gomes : 21st Feb 2012
View Podcast: Fast number crunching and fast time to market with Scala,
Jan Machacek:Spring in Scala, Spring in Scala
Jan Machacek : 8th Feb 2012
View Podcast: Spring in Scala,
Russel Winder:Python is a High Performance Programming Language, High Performance Python
Russel Winder : 31st Jan 2012
View Podcast: Python is a High Performance Programming Language,
Phil Trelford:Pacman Kata, f# kata
Phil Trelford : 26th Jan 2012
View Podcast: Pacman Kata,
Paul Butcher:ScalaMock: 'Power' mocking for Scala, ScalaMock
Paul Butcher : 18th Jan 2012
View Podcast: ScalaMock: 'Power' mocking for Scala,
Malcolm Sparks:Reflections on a real-world Clojure application, Real-world Clojure
Malcolm Sparks : 17th Jan 2012
View Podcast: Reflections on a real-world Clojure application,
Julian Birch:Lightning talk: 1000 lines of Clojure, 1000 lines of Clojure
Julian Birch : 17th Jan 2012
View Podcast: Lightning talk: 1000 lines of Clojure,
Neale Swinnerton:Lightning talk: A Quick Guide to paredit-mode, paredit-mode
Neale Swinnerton : 17th Jan 2012
View Podcast: Lightning talk: A Quick Guide to paredit-mode,
Nick Rothwell:Clojure and MaxMSP, Clojure & MaxMSP
Nick Rothwell : 17th Jan 2012
View Podcast: Clojure and MaxMSP,
Robert Rees:Lightning Talk - Clojure in Production, Clojure in Production
Robert Rees : 1st Dec 2011
View Podcast: Lightning Talk - Clojure in Production,
Bruce Durling:Practical Magic: Incanter for Non-Statisticians, Practical Magic: Incanter for Non-Statis
Bruce Durling : 1st Dec 2011
View Podcast: Practical Magic: Incanter for Non-Statisticians,
John Stevenson:Lightning Talk - Noir Web Framework, Lightning Talk - Noir Web Framework
John Stevenson : 1st Dec 2011
View Podcast: Lightning Talk - Noir Web Framework,
Stathis Sideris:Lightning Talk - Introducing Clarity: Swing application development for Clojure, Lightning Talk - Introducing Clarity
Stathis Sideris : 1st Dec 2011
View Podcast: Lightning Talk - Introducing Clarity: Swing application development for Clojure,
Philip Potter:Overtone workshop, Overtone workshop
Philip Potter : 1st Dec 2011
View Podcast: Overtone workshop,
Brendan McAdams:MongoDB on the Java Virtual Machine, MongoDB on the JVM
Brendan McAdams : 24th Nov 2011
View Podcast: MongoDB on the Java Virtual Machine,
OTHER SCALA & F# EVENTS
London Clojure User Group:Clojurescript One, London Clojure User Group
FREE EVENT: Clojurescript
London, Tuesday, March 6th
QCon London 2012, QCon London 2012
CONFERENCE (3 DAYS)
London, Wednesday, March 7th BOOK NOW!
Elevate Events:Elevate Launch Event - The SAAS Platform Connecting Contractors and Hiring Clients, Elevate Events
FREE EVENT: Elevate - SAAS Cloud Platf
London, Wednesday, March 7th
London Java Community:Low latency performance measurement and monitoring, London Java Community
FREE EVENT: Java low latency
London, Tuesday, March 13th
Tomas Petricek:Tomas Petricek and Phil Trelford’s Advanced F# Programming,  Advanced F# by Tomas Petricek & Phil Trelford
2 DAY COURSE. Featuring Tomas Petricek
London, Wednesday, March 14th
London Scala Users' Group:Testing times with Scala : A TDD journey using anti-xml, London Scala Users' Group
FREE EVENT: TDD with Scala
London, Wednesday, March 14th
David Pollak:David Pollak's Lift Basics Workshop,  David Pollak's Lift Basics
1 DAY COURSE. Featuring David Pollak
London, Thursday, March 15th
Functional Programming eXchange 2012, Functional Programming eXchange 2012
CONFERENCE (1 DAY)
London, Friday, March 16th BOOK NOW!
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