[TriPython] Python training for development staff (Ken M)

[Mark Hutchinson]

Ken


Although I have strong VB skills and moderate Python skills, I don't have any ready material from which to teach a VB-to-Python transition class.  I will keep an open eye on this.


You might benefit from some lunch-and-learn sessions.  In such sessions, you would present a problem and work through the solution in UniBasic.  Then you present a Python solution to the same problem and explain the code.  The idea is to show the power and readability of Python, especially the data structures and powerful functions.  Over time, the UniBasic developers will grow to appreciate Python.  At that point, you have a staff that is eager to learn about Python because they see benefit for their work environment.


You will probably need to import some libraries, so you should start thinking about some problems that become simple using one of the imported libraries.

Mark

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   Ken
   Although I have strong VB skills and moderate Python skills, I don't have
   any ready material from which to teach a VB-to-Python transition class.  I
   will keep an open eye on this.
   You might benefit from some lunch-and-learn sessions.  In such sessions,
   you would present a problem and work through the solution in UniBasic.
    Then you present a Python solution to the same problem and explain the
   code.  The idea is to show the power and readability of Python, especially
   the data structures and powerful functions.  Over time, the UniBasic
   developers will grow to appreciate Python.  At that point, you have a
   staff that is eager to learn about Python because they see benefit for
   their work environment.
   You will probably need to import some libraries, so you should start
   thinking about some problems that become simple using one of the imported
   libraries.

   Mark