Hi, KIrby, Love the IPython notebook. Great idea to create a notebook with all the Pi stuff, including the funny video.
Peter On Tue, Mar 15, 2016 at 9:00 AM, <edu-sig-requ...@python.org> wrote: > Send Edu-sig mailing list submissions to > edu-sig@python.org > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/edu-sig > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > edu-sig-requ...@python.org > > You can reach the person managing the list at > edu-sig-ow...@python.org > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Edu-sig digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. another code school tool ( + other topics) (kirby urner) > 2. Pi Day Fun (3.14, 2016) (kirby urner) > 3. Re: Pi Day Fun (3.14, 2016) (Matt Harrison) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Mon, 14 Mar 2016 11:25:46 -0700 > From: kirby urner <kirby.ur...@gmail.com> > To: "edu-sig@python.org" <edu-sig@python.org> > Subject: [Edu-sig] another code school tool ( + other topics) > Message-ID: > < > capjgg3q4aakskcscfyfpsa1baf5fou-xkcyeqmo0oxssphx...@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > *COOL TOOL*: > > Another tool I've been meaning to mention, apropos of recent threads: > > http://www.freecodecamp.com/ > > I signed up for it wearing my PDX Code Guild hat [1], interested in "the > competition" but then I'd say FreeCodeCamp is operating in a different > ballpark, too distant from ours to be considered a direct competitor in our > market (we do in-person boot camps). > > FreeCodeCamp gives you thousands of DIY exercises across the several "full > stack" topics, but also promotes Chat and Meetup modes, so yes, you'll > actually start interacting with and maybe meeting some of your fellow > trainees if you show initiative (self-filtering). Granted, some folks are > too remote to easily join in-person meetups; urban lifestyles are more > conducive to that mode. > > As one climbs the ladder (I got off it for now, can't climb into every > treehouse) the projects get more complex and this morning my Chatter Box is > filled with talk of Cloud9 (apropos), where apparently they do deployment > exercises. > > *CODE SCHOOL CONSULTING*: > > On another front, I'm very "not pushy" about Python, meaning in this > context that if Vietnam code schools I'm advising prefer a MEAN stack (know > what that is? I do), then more power to 'em. [2] > > Far be it from me to say a pure JavaScript stack should be written off as > 2nd class. These are spanking new technologies and we want willing guinea > pigs to dive and and use them -- to their own advantage. > > The theory is: if you learn how to learn then the tool chain you pick will > stay variable, given new tools are coming in, yielding opportunities worth > availing of. > > So by all means, start with a MEAN stack and migrate to something else over > time as you learn new tricks (there're always new ones to learn); just pick > an entry point that works, includes a winning hand possibility, then maybe > shuffle the deck and play a different hand (e.g. switch to something more > Pythonic). > > *LISTOWNER BUSINESS*: > > if you dig into admin details you'll see I've made > ur...@alumni.princeton.edu a listowner however this may not prove optimum > in the long run so don't be surprised if I switch back to my kirby.urner > address at Gmail. > > I've also posted from my work address with O'Reilly during the chapter when > O'Reilly experimented with running a code school (oreillyschool.com), > since > closed. > > Just helping document my activity, a geek thing to do. > > I can't recall if I've posted from any other email addresses over the > years. I go way back on edu-sig, but have only recently assumed any > listowner duties. > > Fortunately Naomi Ceder is co-piloting as listowner and has considerable > experience (compared to me), listowning within Python.org, using Mailman in > particular. > > *YAY MAILMAN*: > > I really like Mailman and am recommending it to at least one of my geek > subcultures (one fairly new to the listserv concept in general -- yes, > behind the times, stuck in 1790s mostly :-D). > > Finding a service that lets us set up like what Python.org has, a set of > Mailman listservs used for self-governance, is on my list of Things to Do > in a role-playing -- or we say "hat wearing" -- capacity (@npym_it). > > Happy Pi Day! > > Kirby > > [1] http://mean.io/#!/ > M: MongoDB > E: Express.js > A: Angular.js > N: Node.js > > Funny: > http://xkcd.com/1655/ > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: < > http://mail.python.org/pipermail/edu-sig/attachments/20160314/e947a2dd/attachment-0001.html > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Mon, 14 Mar 2016 16:19:19 -0700 > From: kirby urner <kirby.ur...@gmail.com> > To: "edu-sig@python.org" <edu-sig@python.org> > Subject: [Edu-sig] Pi Day Fun (3.14, 2016) > Message-ID: > <CAPJgG3RNFQcNtTO3i+eM4E=4y= > 3msg0ojx-9z0xaqpfpymn...@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > > http://nbviewer.jupyter.org/github/4dsolutions/Python5/blob/master/Pi%20Day%20Fun.ipynb > > The above URL renders a Github-saved public I-Python Notebook using > nbviewer, a utility for rendering any Jupyter notebook with a public URL. > > My example Python code is generator-centric as successive approximations of > something, approaching a limit, lends itself to such yield-based treatment. > > Kirby > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: < > http://mail.python.org/pipermail/edu-sig/attachments/20160314/963e1524/attachment-0001.html > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Mon, 14 Mar 2016 17:21:14 -0700 > From: Matt Harrison <matthewharri...@gmail.com> > To: kirby urner <kirby.ur...@gmail.com> > Cc: "edu-sig@python.org" <edu-sig@python.org> > Subject: Re: [Edu-sig] Pi Day Fun (3.14, 2016) > Message-ID: > < > cagp0cs+nk1uv4qc3bitfktipfw_93mhre60p9ndpwgfxtfu...@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Here's my "modern" python one-liner for today: > > print sum(4./num if i % 2 == 0 else -4./num for i, num in > enumerate(range(1, 100000, 2))) > > Cheers, > > Matt > > On Mon, Mar 14, 2016 at 4:19 PM, kirby urner <kirby.ur...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > > > > http://nbviewer.jupyter.org/github/4dsolutions/Python5/blob/master/Pi%20Day%20Fun.ipynb > > > > The above URL renders a Github-saved public I-Python Notebook using > > nbviewer, a utility for rendering any Jupyter notebook with a public URL. > > > > My example Python code is generator-centric as successive approximations > > of something, approaching a limit, lends itself to such yield-based > > treatment. > > > > Kirby > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Edu-sig mailing list > > Edu-sig@python.org > > https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/edu-sig > > > > > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: < > http://mail.python.org/pipermail/edu-sig/attachments/20160314/593f44d2/attachment-0001.html > > > > ------------------------------ > > Subject: Digest Footer > > _______________________________________________ > Edu-sig mailing list > Edu-sig@python.org > https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/edu-sig > > > ------------------------------ > > End of Edu-sig Digest, Vol 152, Issue 11 > **************************************** >
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