Why learning process matters to student dev's
By: Lane Campbell
Date: July 9, 2015, 7 p.m.
I took up learning Python and Web Development early this year. I started attending Django lessons held by folks in the community. After the lessons students had trouble finding help learning together. To help everyone organize I founded the Django Study Group. I've been learning for the last six months but I am still a student.
I joined the Chipy mentorship program to learn from a local professional Python developer. While enrolled in that I took the opportunity to join a student team led by Brian Ray for more experience learning to code. It was working alongside Brian that I learned the importance of how you build software.
Machine Learning with Python
By: Alexander Flyax
Date: July 9, 2015, 7 p.m.
I will briefly describe my journey into applied machine learning using Python packages like scikit-learn and statsmodels.
Introduction to PySpark
By: Nusreth Baig
Date: June 11, 2015, 7 p.m.
Big Shoulders Data Camp presents an “Introduction to PySpark”. One of our top instructors and data scientists, Adam McElhinney, will be giving a talk on working with PySpark, and presenting a use case. Audience is encouraged to come prepared to take notes, ask questions, and get a high-level understanding on one of Python's many analytical libraries.
DePy 2015 Review
By: Joe Jasinski
Date: June 11, 2015, 7 p.m.
A quick recap of the Chicago DePy conference that occurred this month.
Conway's Game of Life: Programming in a non-language
By:
Date: May 14, 2015, 7 p.m.
The Game of Life is Turing Complete. That means it can (theoretically) calculate anything that any computer can calculate. What does this mean in practice and how can you program a calculation when the total syntax is just flipping cells in a 2D bit field?
QML vs. Python
By: Patrick K. O'Brien
Date: May 14, 2015, 7 p.m.
If you think Python is Pythonic, wait until you see QML from the point of view of an experienced Python developer. QML is the Qt Meta Language or Qt Modeling Language. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/QML
R and Python for regression
By: Jerry Dumblauskas
Date: May 14, 2015, 9:48 a.m.
Let's compare our favorite language to an 'upstart' highly focused statistical language.
as former C# developer the lessons I learned to become pythonic
By: JC LatinoTV
Date: May 14, 2015, 7 p.m.
language comparison in 5 minutes