A project-driven introduction to Python for women and their friends

Organiser
The Boston Python Meetup Group
Date
Sat, 5 Mar 2011, 15:00 - 17:00 (Add to calendar) GMT
Venue
(Exact location not available) , Cambridge, US
Cost
Free

Learn and practice Python basics with this full-day project-driven workshop!

On Friday evening, come by for an hour any time between 5 and 8pm to set up your development environment.

On Saturday, we'll spend the morning on an introduction to the language, taking breaks to practice concepts on bite-sized exercises. In the afternoon, we'll hack on two projects: a web application in Django and visual effects for a programmable "color wall".

Audience: Women and their friends who have no or limited programming experience.

Our goal is to provide a comfortable environment in which women can develop their programming skills with confidence. Our staff are predominantly women from the Boston programming and open source communities.

Friday evening: laptop setup

  • 5 PM to 8 PM: Come by the venue (1 Memorial Drive, Cambridge) and volunteers will help you set up your development environment.
  • Things to bring: your laptop computer.


Saturday daytime: Tutorials, teaching, and projects

  • 9:30 AM: Early arrivals can chat with volunteers
  • 10 AM - Noon: Welcome and introductory tutorials
  • Noon - 1 PM: Lunch (pizza), thanks to our sponsors
  • 1 PM - 5 PM: Project time
  • 5 PM - 5:30: Wrap-up
  • Things to bring: your laptop computer.

 

  • Afterwards: After-party, place TBD. (Suggestions welcome.)

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