Podcasts Technology IT Career Energizer 289: Author of Automate the Boring Stuff with Python - Al Sweigart

289: Author of Automate the Boring Stuff with Python - Al Sweigart

Published: March 8, 2021, midnight

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In this week\\u2019s show, Phil talks to Al Sweigart, a professional developer who teaches programming to kids and adults.

As well as being a speaker at Python conferences, he has written several bestselling programming books for beginners, including \\u2018Automate the Boring Stuff with Python\\u2019, \\u2018Invent Your Own Computer Games with Python\\u2019, \\u2018Cracking Codes with Python\\u2019, and \\u2018Coding with Minecraft\\u2019.

Al talks about the fact that many jobs are attainable, despite the job description and list of qualifications required. Never count yourself out of the race. He also discusses why coding itself can feel intimidating, but that it\\u2019s nothing to be feared.

Show notes can be found at https://itcareerenergizer.com/e289

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