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If you are looking into Python 🐍 as your next challenge, this thread will help you get started.

Remember:

1. Python’s job market is insane
2. It’s inexpensive and easy to learn
3. The community is huge
4. You can use it for almost anything
5. It’s really cool

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Here are some of the areas where knowing Python can be really useful:

▫️Data Science / AI / Machine Learning
▫️Web development
▫️Automation and scripting
▫️Cloud computing
▫️Console applications
▫️Desktop applications

There’s really no way you can go wrong learning it!

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To get started:

▫️Pick an IDE. I love @code. Others prefer @pycharm. Anything works, really.

3 amazing resources:

▫️Learn Python Programming: pythonbasics.org
▫️Python For Beginners: python.org/about/gettings…
▫️Google’s Python Class: developers.google.com/edu/python/

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▫️Install Python 3. As of today, Python 3.8 is the latest stable version. (You don’t want to start with Python 2: it’s not supported anymore.)

▫️Learn about virtual environments (this will pay off quick!) and how to set up your development machine.

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Here are some of the topics you want to cover:

- General syntax
- Data types
- Conditionals, control flow, loops
- Functions, classes
- Strings, lists, tuples, dictionaries
- Decorators
- Libraries
- Input and output
- Modules, external libraries

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Here are 6 pretty cool things about Python that you don’t want to miss:

- Python Enhancement Proposals (PEP)
- Slicing and extended slicing
- Comprehensions
- Comparison operator chaining
- In place value swapping
- For/else loops

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Here are 20 interesting libraries that you may want to check out:

- Numpy
- Pandas
- Pillow
- Matplotlib
- Requests
- Fire
- SQLAlchemy
- BeautifulSoup
- PyGame
- Pendulum
- Arrow
- PyQT
- Pytest
- Black
- Pylint
- IPython
- Scrapy
- Poetry
- Bokeh
- Bowler

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If you are interested in Web Development, look into:

▫️Flask: A micro-web framework that you’ll find everywhere.

▫️Django: A framework for building complex data-driven web applications.

▫️FastAPI: A high-performance web framework.

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If you are into Data Science, AI, and Machine Learning, these are some of the most popular libraries:

▫️TensorFlow
▫️Keras
▫️PyTorch
▫️Scikit Learn
▫️Scipy
▫️Theano
▫️OpenCV
▫️Numpy
▫️Pandas
▫️Matplotlib

(Many many more, but these are a start)

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Personally, I learn much better by solving exercises. Here you have a bunch of Python exercises with their solutions:

▫️Practice Python: practicepython.org

▫️Edabit: edabit.com/challenges/pyt…

▫️Basic Exercises For Beginners: pynative.com/python-basic-e…

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In the coming days, I’ll be posting specific threads focusing on:

🧵Python + Web Development
🧵Python + Data Science / AI / Machine Learning
🧵Cool Tricks and Hidden Features in Python

Don’t go far and stay tuned!
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If you are trying to get a job as a developer, focus the majority of your time in your portfolio.

Make sure you ✨SHOW ✨, don’t tell.

But unless you are a designer, *showing* your engineering skills may be tricky.

This is a thread 🧵about portfolios. A 🧵to blow their minds.
If you want to impress, and you want people to listen to you, words won’t matter and you have to bring ✨solid, demonstrable evidence of delivered value✨.

You don’t want to interview without a portfolio. You’ll be disappointed.

Let's see how you can structure yours:

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Add four sections to your portfolio:

▫️A section about yourself
▫️A section about your work
▫️A section about your education
▫️A section so they can contact you

Ideally, you publish this online (but a PDF also works.) You can use GitHub Pages for free to host it!

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Santiago ☉
@svpino
Caching is one of those techniques that can completely change how your application (website) feels when used.

💼 As a developer, you want to understand caching and incorporate it into your projects whenever possible.

This is a thread 🧵about caching.

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📘 In short: caching is fast storage.

You want to keep often-used data in a place where you can access it much faster than its source.

For example, instead of downloading data from the server over and over again, you can store it in memory and access it from there.

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To keep the cache from growing indefinitely, you want to maintain the most relevant entries cached and evict everything else.

There are multiple strategies to accomplish this. Each one makes a different decision about which items to remove and which to keep.

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Santiago ☉
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If you want to make money 💵 as a Software Developer, you need to get good at estimating work.

A good estimate is the foundation for a profitable project. (There's more needed, but good estimates are a great start.)

This 🧵will help you understand estimates.

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Before putting an estimate together, you need to understand what the heck you are building.

This doesn't mean that you need every single detail (quite the opposite,) but you need the overall picture.

Let's talk about 3 overall things to keep in mind:

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▫️ Don't give off-the-cuff estimates before having the full picture in mind.

▫️ Take your time and break the project down into smaller, actionable steps.

▫️ Capture enough details about the necessary functionality but don't be too specific.

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