Advancing Python Skills: From Education to Real-World Applications

Welcome to Python Ireland's June meetup. We have two interesting talks this time. Look forward to meeting you.

Talk 1:

• Topic: Python education for adults
• Description: We will be discussing the state of python education for adult career switchers. This talk considers a survey of adult career switchers to see what methods were most successful, what educational background was associated with the best outcome, and what we can do as a community to support people wanting to pursue a career in programming.
• Speaker: Mykalin Jones
• Speaker Bio: Mykalin is a data scientist and founder of Astrotutors. She writes curricula for teaching children and adults python, provides individual and group lessons, and leads corporate training sessions in Python.

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Talk 2:

• Topic: Constraint Programming with Google OR-Tools in Python
• Description: You might have heard of Mathematical Programming for Optimization, using techniques like Linear Programming and Mixed Integer Programming for resource allocation, e.g., deciding how many scooters a factory should make. However, these methods falter with scheduling problems like Vehicle Routing. Enter Constraint Programming, leveraging search algorithms to handle multi-dimensional constraints, like vehicle allocation plus weather. Google's OR team used it to revolutionize global shipping. Use OR-Tools in Python to tackle your own complex problems and become a shipping magnate or similar!
• Speaker: John Curry
• Speaker Bio: John is CEO of www.lastmile-ai.com , a consultancy that does mathematical optimisation, full-stack data-intensive applications and a bunch of other stuff, mostly with Python.