
Bob Belderbos - Python Challengs, Coaching, Spain
08/10/23 • 32 min
Bob Belderbos built Pybites with Julian Sequeira. Pybites started with code challenges to help people learn Python, and has grown into a learning platform and community, and now includes coaching.
We talk about:
- The history of Pybites
- Code challenges
- Coaching and now even growing the team of coaches
- Spain
- Books
Links:
★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ and you can hear your name on the show. How cool is that?
The Complete pytest Course
- Level up your testing skills and save time during coding and maintenance.
- Check out courses.pythontest.com
Bob Belderbos built Pybites with Julian Sequeira. Pybites started with code challenges to help people learn Python, and has grown into a learning platform and community, and now includes coaching.
We talk about:
- The history of Pybites
- Code challenges
- Coaching and now even growing the team of coaches
- Spain
- Books
Links:
★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ and you can hear your name on the show. How cool is that?
The Complete pytest Course
- Level up your testing skills and save time during coding and maintenance.
- Check out courses.pythontest.com
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Links from the show:
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- Level up your testing skills and save time during coding and maintenance.
- Check out courses.pythontest.com
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Python People - Bob Belderbos - Python Challengs, Coaching, Spain
Transcript
Bob, welcome.
BobThanks for having me. Excited to be here.
BrianSo I was trying to jog my memory, May of 2017, PyCon in Portland. There was a birds of a feather meeting. It was like, the testing birds of a feather, and I was nervous because I wanted to talk at it. I was, like, gonna try to get up and talk. And, and I was we were standing outside, and you're stan
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