Python

This talk was given at PyCon 2016 in Portland, OR.

It’s featured as #4 on RealPython.com’s list of Top 10 Must-Watch PyCon talks.

Abstract

As a new Python developer, trying to understand how memory management works in python can feel like a daunting task.

The documentation immediately jumps into difficult to follow concepts, especially if you don’t have a background in Computer Science.

I’d like to provide a simple, easy to follow overview of the concepts that a developer needs to be familiar with in order to scratch the surface of how memory management and garbage collection works in Python.

Video

This talk was given at PyCon 2015 in Montréal, Canada.

Technical debt is the code monster hiding in everyone’s closet. If you ignore it, it will terrorize you at night. To banish it and re-gain your productivity, you’ll need to face it head on.

Video

This talk was given at DjangoCon 2014 in Portland, Oregon.

AngularJS is a powerful MVC framework that can easily integrate with Django templates.

This talk was given at DjangoCon 2014 in Portland, Oregon.

Django REST Framework can make creating a RESTFUL api quick and easy.