73: Why is Python a good starting point for learning to code? (with Michael Kennedy)

Python is really approachable for beginners, but has enough depth (and career opportunities) for experts.

Show Notes

This week we're joined by Python expert (and super-star podcaster) Michael Kennedy to talk about why Python is such a great language to get started coding with.

So why is coding in Python such fun? And why is it so good for beginners and experts alike? Why might Python give you tangible results faster than JavaScript? And once you've learnt some Python, what are your career options? Find out all this and more in this week's pythonic instalment of A Question of Code.

Mentioned in this episode:

• Michael on Twitter @mkennedy
• Talk Python podcast
• Talk Python courses
• Beginners course
• software-carpentry.org

What is A Question of Code?

A newbie coder and a seasoned veteran discuss the questions that always come up when someone begins learning to code.

Ed is looking at getting a career in programming and has been learning to code for just over a year. During this time he’s been building up a stack of questions that keep coming up from other newbie coders. Luckily, he’s got someone he can ask for help: Tom. Tom’s a seasoned coder, having worked in the industry for a few years now and has all the answers Ed needs, or does he?