ChiPy __Main__ Meeting


When: Nov. 8, 2018, 6 p.m.

Where: Braintree

Attendance:

Topics


  • From Python to Rust
    By: Kevin Nasto
    Experience Level: Intermediate
    Length: 15 Minutes
    Description: Ever been curious about the Rust programming language? Although Rust is a low level language, some similarities exist with Python. This talk describes it from the point of view of a Python user. Discover the alternatives to pip, functions and passing values, lists, classes, import statements, exception handling, and more.
  • Beating Mastermind: Winning Games, Translating Math to Code, and Learning from Donald Knuth
    By: Adam Forsyth
    Experience Level: Novice
    Length: 35 Minutes
    Description:

    Mastermind is a logic-based guessing game. Many years ago, Donald Knuth described a way to win the game in 5 moves or less. We’ll implement the game and the algorithm from the article. Come learn how to beat Mastermind and turn a paper by a famous scientist into code!

  • Python in a Pod in a Kube in a Pi
    By: Joe Jasinski
    Experience Level: Intermediate
    Length: 30 Minutes
    Description:

    Have some extra Raspberry Pi's laying around? Ever want to learn what this Kubernetes thing is about? Do you love running Python inside of Docker? Then this talk is for you! This talk will dive into some core Kubernetes concepts, using a Raspberry Pi cluster as a learning tool.