You've probably heard the term "syntactic sugar", that is, syntax within a programming language that is designed to make things easier to read or to express. It makes the language "sweeter" for human use. It turns out Brett Cannon has spent 2 years diving into and writing about Python's sweet language features and how they really work down inside CPython. He ... Show More
Nov 10
#527: MCP Servers for Python Devs
Today we’re digging into the Model Context Protocol, or MCP. Think LSP for AI: build a small Python service once and your tools and data show up across editors and agents like VS Code, Claude Code, and more. My guest, Den Delimarsky from Microsoft, helps build this space and will ... Show More
1h 6m
Nov 1
#526: Building Data Science with Foundation LLM Models
Today, we’re talking about building real AI products with foundation models. Not toy demos, not vibes. We’ll get into the boring dashboards that save launches, evals that change your mind, and the shift from analyst to AI app builder. Our guide is Hugo Bowne-Anderson, educator, p ... Show More
1h 7m
Aug 5
911: The Future of Python Notebooks is Here, with Marimo’s Dr. Akshay Agrawal
Reproducibility, Python notebooks, and data science communities: Software developer Akshay Agrawal speaks to Jon Krohn about Marimo, the next-generation computational notebook for Python, how he built and fostered a thriving community around the product, and what makes this noteb ... Show More
58m 20s
Jun 2018
Python at Microsoft (Interview)
We talked with Steve Dower and Dan Taylor at Microsoft Build 2018 about the history of Python at Microsoft, the origination of IronPython, Python Tools for Visual Studio, flying under the radar to add support Python, fighting from within to support open source, and more.
37m 51s
Nov 2016
Python, Django, and Channels (Interview)
Django core contributor Andrew Godwin joins the show to tell us all about Python and Django. If you've ever wondered why people love Python, what Django's virtues are as a web framework, or how Django Channels measure up to Phoenix's Channels and Rails' Action Cable, this is the ... Show More
1h 15m
Feb 2022
Modern Code Generation with Jordan Adler
<p>Jordan Adler is Head of Developer Engineering at OneSignal and has a deep interest in code generation. He has helped migrate large systems from Python 2 or Python 3 using code generation and code transformation. Using tools like Yellicode, Python Future, and others, Jordan's t ... Show More
34m 49s
Aug 14
Live from Big Sky Dev Con: Code Debates, Content Insights, and What's Next for Web Development
Live from Big Sky Dev Con, Robbie is joined by Aaron Francis, Ken Wheeler, and Typecraft to discuss HTML and CSS programming status, React’s future, app security failures, NPM’s weak spots, content creation hooks, survival tech fantasies, and balancing big tech ambitions with fam ... Show More
50m 55s
Feb 2025
MATLAB vs. Python vs. Julia: The Hidden Truths - Gareth Thomas | Podcast #147
🌎 More about Versionbay: https://www.versionbay.com/Connect with Gareth on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/g-thomas/In this episode, we sit down with Gareth Thomas, founder of VersionBay, to explore the critical role of software versioning in engineering and how companies ... Show More
32m 57s