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Jason C. McDonald

Manager. Business Analyst. Principal Software Engineer. Author of "Dead Simple Python" (No Starch Press). Speaker. Time Lord.

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Dead Simple Python: Working with Files
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Dead Simple Python: Working with Files

#python #beginners
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Three Ground Rules for Sane Project Planning
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Three Ground Rules for Sane Project Planning

#management #coding #project #planning
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8 min read
How To Become A Developer -- Part 1: Coding Skills
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How To Become A Developer -- Part 1: Coding Skills

#beginners #career
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7 min read
The Rules of Debugging
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The Rules of Debugging

#coding #culture #humor
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Clean, DRY, SOLID Spaghetti
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Clean, DRY, SOLID Spaghetti

#oop #coding #culture #design
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How To Estimate Software Development Effort
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How To Estimate Software Development Effort

#agile #management #scrum #kanban
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Training Juniors Remotely Is Possible. Here's How.
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Training Juniors Remotely Is Possible. Here's How.

#remote #management #workplace
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Ten Principles of Critique
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Ten Principles of Critique

#culture #communication #community #codereview
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Episode 9: Sneeze Decor
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Episode 9: Sneeze Decor

#speaking #communities #mentorship #programming
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Episode 8: More Power To You
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Episode 8: More Power To You

#management #mentorship #leadership #teams
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Episode 7: Brain Scans and Networking
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Episode 7: Brain Scans and Networking

#datascience #python #career #ux
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Episode 6: Mentorship with Cheese Sauce
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Episode 6: Mentorship with Cheese Sauce

#teaching #learning #programming #mentorship
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Six Things You Thought Senior Devs Did (But We Don't)
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Six Things You Thought Senior Devs Did (But We Don't)

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Episode 5: Bojan Reads the Documentation
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Episode 5: Bojan Reads the Documentation

#agile #scrum #management
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Episode 4: Attack of the Fresh Fruit
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Episode 4: Attack of the Fresh Fruit

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Episode 3: To Boldly Debug
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Episode 3: To Boldly Debug

#debugging #python #devops #sre
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News: Call to remove RMS from FSF
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News: Call to remove RMS from FSF

#news #inclusion
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Type Literal Tabs Anywhere
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Type Literal Tabs Anywhere

#linux #tooling
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Writing Zenlike Python (Talk)
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Writing Zenlike Python (Talk)

#python #beginners
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How to rename 'master' in an organization
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How to rename 'master' in an organization

#devops #inclusion #git
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Ask Guido van Rossum a question!
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Ask Guido van Rossum a question!

#python
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5 Ways to Retain Open Source Contributors
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5 Ways to Retain Open Source Contributors

#opensource #culture #projectmanagement
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Goodbye Master, Hello...What?
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Goodbye Master, Hello...What?

#devops #culture #inclusion #git
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Development Log: One Month In
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Development Log: One Month In

#python #contributorswanted #hackathon #gamedev
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Development Log: All About Structure
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Development Log: All About Structure

#python #gamedev #hackathon #contributorswanted
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Development Log: Planning a Game
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Development Log: Planning a Game

#contributorswanted #hackathon #python #gamedev
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How to Apologize
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How to Apologize

#culture #triplebyte
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Are you a ladder or a roadblock?
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Are you a ladder or a roadblock?

#career #culture #diversity
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Windows and Linux: A Sane Discussion
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Windows and Linux: A Sane Discussion

#discuss #healthydebate
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GAME MODE 2020: Building a Game in One Month
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GAME MODE 2020: Building a Game in One Month

#contributorswanted #hackathon #python #gamedev
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Debugging with SQrL
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Debugging with SQrL

#jokes
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Pair Programming: Dog Edition
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Pair Programming: Dog Edition

#jokes
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Social Lifespan of Posts
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Social Lifespan of Posts

#discuss #meta
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Turning Bugs Into Features
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Turning Bugs Into Features

#healthydebate #debugging #discuss
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Socks
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Socks

#watercooler
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Introducing: Timecard
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Introducing: Timecard

#showdev #python
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The Use-Case Paradox
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The Use-Case Paradox

#coding #philosophy
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8 Ways to Be More Professional
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8 Ways to Be More Professional

#career #beginners
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Python SnakeBytes: Unpacking
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Python SnakeBytes: Unpacking

#python #coding
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What's Your Costume?
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What's Your Costume?

#watercooler #discuss
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10 Skills of a Professional Author
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10 Skills of a Professional Author

#writing
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A Day In The Life Of A Writer
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A Day In The Life Of A Writer

#writing
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Python SnakeBytes: The Walrus Operator
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Python SnakeBytes: The Walrus Operator

#python #coding
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Has Stack Overflow Become An Antipattern?
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Has Stack Overflow Become An Antipattern?

#culture
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Beware Counterfeit No Starch Books from Amazon!
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Beware Counterfeit No Starch Books from Amazon!

#news #books
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Compiled! An Unobfuscated Glossary
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Compiled! An Unobfuscated Glossary

#programming #coding #compiling #building
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What Is An "Interpreted" Language?
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What Is An "Interpreted" Language?

#healthydebate #discuss
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Introducing #devjournal
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Introducing #devjournal

#devjournal #meta
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Stealing Isn't "Sharing"
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Stealing Isn't "Sharing"

#culture #ethics
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Let's Get Clever #2: Spades
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Let's Get Clever #2: Spades

#challenge #fun #coding #programming
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Let's Get Clever #1: Fibonacci Sequence
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Let's Get Clever #1: Fibonacci Sequence

#challenge #fun #coding #programming
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The Dark Side Of The Magic
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The Dark Side Of The Magic

#career #beginners #programming
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Dead Simple Python: Lambdas, Decorators, and Other Magic
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Dead Simple Python: Lambdas, Decorators, and Other Magic

#python #beginners #functional
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How To Become A Developer -- Part 4: Recommended Reading
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How To Become A Developer -- Part 4: Recommended Reading

#beginners #career
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How To Become A Developer -- Part 3: People Skills
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How To Become A Developer -- Part 3: People Skills

#beginners #career
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How To Become A Developer -- Part 2: Non-Technical Skills
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How To Become A Developer -- Part 2: Non-Technical Skills

#beginners #career
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I've Trained Programming Interns For 6+ Years, Ask Me Anything!
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I've Trained Programming Interns For 6+ Years, Ask Me Anything!

#ama #coding #career #beginners
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Updated #beginner Tag Guidelines
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Updated #beginner Tag Guidelines

#beginners #meta
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Dead Simple Python: Generators and Coroutines
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Dead Simple Python: Generators and Coroutines

#python #beginners #oop #functional
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The Gear I Use
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The Gear I Use

#mygear #productivity #developertools
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Dead Simple Python (An Announcement)
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Dead Simple Python (An Announcement)

#python #beginners
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Updated #opensource Tag Guidelines
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Updated #opensource Tag Guidelines

#opensource #meta
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How Not To Handle Bug Reports
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How Not To Handle Bug Reports

#culture #coding #issuetracking
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A Lead Developer's Tips on Diversity
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A Lead Developer's Tips on Diversity

#shecodedally #management #diversity
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Dead Simple Python: List Comprehensions and Generator Expressions
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Dead Simple Python: List Comprehensions and Generator Expressions

#python #beginners #functional
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