Understanding Python's "Truthiness"
An explanation of Python's "truthiness"
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Dave Wade-Stein
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ABOUT ME
I'm a senior instructor at Pluralsight, primarily teaching Python
I'm a senior instructor at Pluralsight, primarily teaching Python
I've got more years of teaching experience than I care to admit. I've taught for
• corporate clients
• the Navy
• two universities
• even a high school
In addition, I've held several developer jobs writing code in C, Tcl, Python, Bash, and more.
I've taught many students to code, including incarcerated individuals. I enjoy making difficult topics understandable and pride myself on finding new ways to explain the most vexing of topics.
Mountain Time (US & Canada) (-07:00)
Joined June 2023
EXPERTISE
8 years experience | 2 endorsements
36 years experience | 2 endorsements
REVIEWS FROM CLIENTS
(2 reviews)
Bill Lafferty
July 2024
Excellent instruction for a beginner wanting to not only learn Python basics, but master them.
Peter Williams
May 2024
I had a session with Dave, and he provided exceptional insights through high-quality material. His guidance was clear, comprehensive, and tailored to my needs. I highly recommend him for anyone seeking a knowledge and effective mentor.
SOCIAL PRESENCE
Learning Python == Learning to Code (not always, but often)
For many students who want to learn Python, it's the first programming language they will learn. So they're not just learning the syntax of Python, they're also learning HOW to code, which is much more difficult.
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Refining our code
Here’s a problem I recently worked on with a beginner. The goal was to write the game Bulls and Cows. The first step was to write a function which would generate the 4-digit secret code (read the link…
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