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Python, Electronics and Microsoft Ignite -- Learning Python from Scratch
Brian Clark 💡
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learning-python (21 Part Series)
In this session, we intended to have Cecil join us live from Microsoft Ignite but due to internet connectivity issues on-site we were unable to do it. Instead Brian discussed announcements from the event and walked through his talk on the Circuit Playground Express device. The device is made by adafruit and uses a version of Python called Circuit Python that is built to run on microcontrollers.
The following are notes and details recapping a past live stream where we live code together. The idea behind these streams is that they provide real-world examples of running into problems and solving them or working towards solving them live. Enjoy this latest one on Python 🙂👍
Wednesday - November 6, 2019
Goals
- ✅ Warm up/Catch up with chat
- ❌ Stretch/break
- ✅ Discuss Python, electronics and Microsoft Ignite announcements
- ✅ Closing and raid @developersgarage
Results
- Talked about a few announcements from Microsoft Ignite
- Took a look at Visual Studio Code Online and did a live share session with viewers
- Practiced a presentation on the Circuit Playground Express device that was given later that day at Microsoft Ignite
Resources
- Our Code Repository
- Nina Zakharenko's course we're following: Learn Python
- Python Cheat Sheet
- Microsoft Developer's Python for Beginners
More of Nina Zakharenko's courses
Other topics discussed/covered
VS Code Extensions Shown/Used
Clips
Clips are a feature on Twitch that let you cut and capture segments of the live stream in the moment (up to 60 seconds). See how to use clips on Twitch for more details. The following are some fun moments captured from this stream:
Segments
Links not working on Twitch? It's most likely because Twitch will only save my stream recordings for about 60 days. Use the YouTube link at the top of this page instead.
This table helps point out different segments of the stream (highlighted in bold) or moments we learned something (not bold). The timestamps link to the video on Twitch at that point in the recording. If you'd like the YouTube link above will have similar timestamps and link to those same points in the recording as well.
| Timestamp | Topic |
|---|---|
| 00:07:48 | Kick it off |
| 00:16:40 | Talking about VS Code online announcement |
| 00:17:44 | Link to visual studio code online: https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/services/visual-studio-online/ |
| 00:37:04 | Exploring/trying out an actual instance of VS Code online |
| 00:46:26 | Using the Device Simulator Express extension in VS Code online |
| 01:14:05 | Quick break (created by @roberttables) |
| 01:16:09 | Back from break |
| 01:16:23 | Clarkio's presentation at Ignite 2019 on circuit playground using visual studio code online (created by @bocajslive) |
| 01:53:38 | Ignite presentation end (created by @bocajslive) |
| 02:01:59 | Learning about Microsoft MakeCode tool for programming |
| 02:33:40 | How to create a Pull Request on GitHub |
| 02:39:30 | Begin wrapping things up and raid another stream |
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Whoa!! I somehow missed the news that someone added the circuit playground simulator to VSCode! That’s so great! Thanks for sharing dude. Can’t wait to try this out. :)
Yes it's pretty cool and works fairly well. There are some things that still need to be implemented as it's in preview but still impressive and helpful for tinkering around.
That’s awesome! I’m just happy to see anything CircuitPython and VSCode together. 🔥 These are a few of my favorite things! 🎵