Category: 3-SometimeTechTalk

Topics covered in this episode:

• Replacing Bash Scripting with Python.
• pyodide
• The subset of reStructuredText worth committing to memory
• bandit
• Learn Python 3 within Jupyter Notebooks
• detect-secrets
• Extras
• Joke

See the full show notes for this episode on the website at pythonbytes.fm/93

This month the team discusses Steam for Linux :: Introducing a new version of Steam Play.

Other topics include

• Deep dive: Nvidia's RTX 2080 and real-time ray tracing explained
• GLB: GitHub’s open source load balancer
• Samantha Geitz on Twitter: "Have you ever wondered whether you've got what it takes to become a Laravel Elite? I took everything I know about these Cool Kids ™ and wrote a highly advanced algorithm to figure out whether or not you are Elite. Ch-ch-check it out! https://t.co/2PcRam9im7"
• Taylor Otwell 👨‍🚀 on Twitter: "I know I’m never giving anyone early access to anything ever again tbh."
• Laravel Elite
• More code comments

Congolese Jean-Claude Tshipama is the CEO of Eutelsat's Konnect Africa subsidiary which delivers satellite broadband connectivity services in Africa. Jean-Claude has over 16 years’ experience in telecommunications, computer and Pay TV industries’. He holds an MBA from HEC-Montreal in Canada and a Master’s degree in Economics from the Protestant University in Congo. Jean-Claude was formerly the Commercial Director at Celtel in DR Congo, and also previously served as Director of Sales and Distribution at both the Digicel Group and at the Microsoft Corporation's Africa business. Prior to joining Eutelsat, he was notably CEO of Canal+ in DR Congo, and he currently serves on the board of Equity Bank in Kenya. In this conversation with Andile Masuku and Musa Kalenga - taped at Afrobytes Tech Marketplace 2018 - Jean-Claude discusses his new role at Eutelsat and shares some of the values that inform his personal and professional mission. Listen in to hear him respond to questions about his organisation's ability to remain competitive in the world's increasingly crowded satellite and broadband marketplace.

Topics covered in this episode:

• IEEE Survey Ranks Programming Languages
• MyPyC
• Beyond Interactive: Notebook Innovation at Netflix
• How to create a Windows Service in Python
• An Overview of Packaging for Python
• PEP 505 -- None-aware operators
• Extras
• Joke

See the full show notes for this episode on the website at pythonbytes.fm/92

South African Simon Dingle has worked with Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies since 2011, designing products that make it easier to engage in an increasingly digital world. He has proved to be especially gifted at using his broadcasting, writing and speaking talents to make complex crypto-related matters simple for audiences all around the world Simon previously led the product team at one of the world’s earliest Bitcoin exchanges and spearheaded collaborations on several other popular fintech products. Today, he spends most of his time designing and investing in projects that "make money more fair". Simon is a passionate cryptocurrency proponent who believes that "a new kind of money" can save the world from tyranny and allow global citizens to trade without needing to rely on greedy third-parties. In this sparky conversation with Andile Masuku, he unpacks some radical ideas contained in his book entitled, In Math We Trust – The Future of Money, and makes a case for why we should all trust math instead of putting our faith in banks and governments.

This month the team discusses what's wrong with popular articles telling you that foo is faster than bar.

Other topics include

• Elon Musk on Twitter: "Great Q&A @defcon last night. Thanks for helping make Tesla & SpaceX more secure! Planning to open-source Tesla vehicle security software for free use by other car makers. Extremely important to a safe self-driving future for all."

• Larachat is coming back

At the fringes of Afrobytes Tech Marketplace 2018, Andile Masuku caught up with virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) evangelist, founder of the Lagos-based Ìmísí 3D and co-founder of the We Will Lead Africa initiative, Judith Okonkwo, to take in her compelling arguments for why VR tech ought to be more enthusiastically embraced across Africa. Listen in to hear how Judith and her team at Ìmísí 3D - an "Extended Reality (AR/VR) creation lab dedicated to growing a community of AR/VR developers in Nigeria" - are working to turn 3D adoption sceptics into believers by creating market-relevant solutions using AR/VR tech, and providing educational and engagement experiences with AR/VR.