Topics

• Play Sounds AND Blink Lights: Cooperative Multitasking with CircuitPython
  By: Adam Forsyth
  Experience Level: Novice
  Length: 25 Minutes
  Description:

  The Circuit Playground Express (CPX) is a small circuit board you can program with Python. But what if you want to make the lights blink and play sounds at the same time, while keeping the code for those two things separate? I'll briefly show you how to program the CPX with Python, then talk about how to run multiple pieces of code at the same time using generators. This talk was inspired by the closing keynote at PyCon 2019.

• How to run your favorite Python package in R
  By: Jessica Garson
  Experience Level: Intermediate
  Length: 25 Minutes
  Description:

  Reticulate is a package for R that allows you to run Python code inside of R. Since both Python and R are very popular for common data science tasks, it makes sense that you would want to use them together. In this talk, I'll demo how to run a Python package inside of R.

• CoderHeroes + Code Your Dreams: Teaching every child to code, one app at a time
  By: Brianne Caplan
  Experience Level: Novice
  Length: 10 Minutes
  Description:

  Brianne Caplan is the CEO and Founder at CoderHeroes, a kid-centered “learn to code” program where kids ages 7- 18 team-up with other brave and aspiring coders to build world-changing apps. Its buy-one-give-one model means that families who pay for classes are helping to fund Code Your Dreams programs for students in underserved neighborhoods. Brianne will talk about her team's work in bringing culturally relevant coding programs to underserved youth in Chicago. She will speak about the equity challenges that exist, as well as the opportunities that exist for us all to make a difference.