Community python
See in schedule: Fri, Jul 30, 17:45-18:30 CEST (45 min)Python is great but it definitely has faults too. In this talk, I will talk about some of the Python challenges as a language, and the current efforts in the community to alleviate them. I will also talk about how I plan to engage scientists and academics during my time on the PSF board, to highlight some of the research we are working on as a community.
Type: Talk (45 mins); Python level: Beginner; Domain level: Beginner
Joannah Nanjekye has a background as a Software and Aeronautical Engineer. Currently, a Python core developer and PSF director doing research on garbage collection in Python with the IBM Center for Advanced studies - Atlantic, at the University of New Brunswick in Canada, but originally from Uganda, East Africa. She is also the author of Python 2 and 3 compatibility, a book published by Apress.
Twitter : @Captain_Joannah
Github: nanjekyejoannah
Website: http://cs.unb.ca/~jnanjeky
