Join us on Wednesday, May 21st, at Funding Circle's HQ in London, for talks and a spring networking event! If you are in the tech industry, or wanting to get into the tech industry, come and mingle over drinks and pizzas, and chat about workshops, jobs, the weather, and of course - Python!
We will be hosted this month by Funding Circle at their office in The City, London. Please provide your email address when you RSVP.
SCHEDULE
Here's the updated event schedule for Tuesday -
6:00 - 6:30pm Check in / Networking over Drinks & Pizzas
6:30 - 6:40pm Intro/Welcome
6:40 - 7:10pm Talk 1
7:10 - 7:40pm Talk 2
7:40 - 9:00pm More Networking over Drinks & Pizzas
TALK 01 - Pydagoras, a Direct Acyclic Graph (DAG) implemented in Python, by Mark Hallett
Synopsis
The talk will cover pydagoras, a Direct Acyclic Graph (DAG) implemented in Python. It will cover the python package 'pydagoras', and show its use with a graphical interactive demonstration made up of a web frontend and a Python backend.
Speaker Bio
For the past 20 years Mark Hallet have mainly worked on Python based risk banking systems.
TALK 02 - Write Less, Do More: The Power of Dataclasses and Pydantic, by Yusuf Osman
Synopsis
This talk provides a practical introduction to Python dataclasses and Pydantic. Learn how dataclasses offer a concise way to define data-centric classes, and how Pydantic enforces data types and structures with ease. Discover how these libraries work together to minimize boilerplate, enhance code readability, and ensure data quality in your Python projects.
Speaker Bio
Yusuf Osman is an experienced technologist with 15+ years in software engineering and 10 years dedicated to Python development, specializing in backend development and API design. He currently leads the Auth team at Funding Circle, leveraging his expertise to build and maintain secure systems.
