This week we welcome Steve Dower (@zooba) as our PyDev of the Week! Steve is a core developer of the Python language itself where he produces the Windows builds and installers. He also works for Microsoft. He has a blog that isn’t updated that often but it is interesting nonetheless. You can see some of the things he is working on in the open source world via Github. Let’s take a few moments to get to know Steve better!

Can you tell us a little about yourself (hobbies, education, etc):

I studied mechatronics and software engineering and computer science in Australia, then moved out to the US in 2012 to take a job at Microsoft. Since then I’ve been one of the most annoying people at Microsoft, telling people they should be using Python and trying to give them all the excuses they need, and it’s been really exciting to start seeing that pay off. We now have thousands of people actively using Python here, teams are defaulting to building Python libraries for their tools (sometimes even before they write the .NET versions!), we have a vibrant community with meetups and internal conferences, and everyone seems to be talking about Python. Continue reading PyDev of the Week: Steve Dower →

This week we welcome Erika Fille Legara (@eflegara) as our PyDev of the Week. Erika is a professor and program director at the Asian Institute of Management. She has spoken at PyCon Philippines. You can check out her website to see what else she has been up to or watch her talk below:

Let’s take a few moments to get to know her better!

Can you tell us a little about yourself (hobbies, education, etc):

Hi, I’m Erika. I am a physicist by training. I am your typical grad school (assoc.) professor/administrator who’s always trying her best to strike the appropriate balance between teaching, research, and fulfilling certain administrative duties. At the moment, the research projects I am engage in are mostly industry-driven.

Outside work, I enjoy traveling and travel photography. With the recent career transition, however, leisure travels have been minimized. Nowadays, I spend most of my free time reading, listening to music, and yes, binge-watching. I also love highway driving, every now and then, on weekends; it helps the mind relax. I like the fact that in long drives I get to listen to awesome road trip playlists without interruption. Continue reading PyDev of the Week: Erika Fille Legara →

This week we welcome Reimar Bauer (@ReimarBauer) as our PyDev of the Week! Reimar is a core developer of the popular Python wiki package, MoinMoin. He has spoken at PyCON DE, FOSDEM and EuroPython about Python. Let’s take a few minutes to get to know him better!

Can you tell us a little about yourself (hobbies, education, etc):

I am a programmer from Jülich, Germany. That‘s a small town between Aachen and Cologne.

I work at the Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH. Employees research in the fields of energy and the environment, information and brain research with the aim of providing society with options for action facilitating sustainable development.

My work is related to atmospheric science.

I wrote a few books in the past years about data structures and about IDL, one of my first science related programming languages, developed by Ray Sterner in Boulder, Colorado.

In 2012 I was elected to the board of the German Python Software Verband. I helped to organize several Python Events in Germany, several PyConDE and the famous EuroPython in Berlin. I stepped down from this position and I left in 2017 because I needed and wanted to spend more time with my family.

I have been a fellow of the Python Software Foundation since 2013.

I used to play trombone in a Big Band, but had to take a break because I just couldn’t find the time this hobby needs. I enjoy sightseeing, hiking, sociocracy3.0, meeting a lot of different people. And sometimes I play an augmented reality game named ingress.

In 2019 the 10th PythonCamp Cologne Germany, a classic barcamp, will be the next community project Reimar Bauer is involved in. Continue reading PyDev of the Week: Reimar Bauer →

This week we welcome Mike Müller (@pyacademy) as our PyDev of the Week. Mike is the creator of Python Academy and has been teaching Python for over 14 years. Mike has spoken at PyCon for several years and was featured on the Talk Python podcast two years ago. Let’s take a few moments to learn more about Mike!

Can you tell us a little about yourself (hobbies, education, etc):

I studied hydrology and water resources and earned a five-year degree from Dresden University of Technology, Germany. After that I went on studying for a MS in the same field at The University of Arizona, AZ, USA. Then I continued my studies of water resources and was awarded a Ph.D. from the University of Cottbus, Germany. I worked in this field in consulting and research for 11 years at a research institute and four years at a consulting office.

In my limited spare time I do some calisthenics, i.e. bodyweight training to keep fit. Pull-ups are fun. 🙂 Continue reading PyDev of the Week: Mike Müller →