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Jason C. McDonald

Author. Speaker. Time Lord. (Views are my own)

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Author of "Dead Simple Python" (No Starch Press)

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Searching Outside the Box (OTB Ep 9: Anna Greene-Hicks)

Searching Outside the Box (OTB Ep 9: Anna Greene-Hicks)

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Networking Your Next Role (OTB Ep 8: Marlon Peseke)

Networking Your Next Role (OTB Ep 8: Marlon Peseke)

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Navigating Expectations (OTB Ep 7: JJ Brenner)

Navigating Expectations (OTB Ep 7: JJ Brenner)

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Challenging Bias in Hiring (OTB Ep 6: Todd Lucas)

Challenging Bias in Hiring (OTB Ep 6: Todd Lucas)

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Transcending the Niche (OTB Ep 5: Paul Hardin)

Transcending the Niche (OTB Ep 5: Paul Hardin)

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Taking on New Challenges (OTB Ep 4: Ned Batchelder)

Taking on New Challenges (OTB Ep 4: Ned Batchelder)

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Leveraging Job Hopping (OTB Ep 3: Abraham Vanderpool)

Leveraging Job Hopping (OTB Ep 3: Abraham Vanderpool)

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Overcoming Imposter Syndrome (OTB Ep 2: Monica Ayhens-Madon)

Overcoming Imposter Syndrome (OTB Ep 2: Monica Ayhens-Madon)

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Finding the Right Job (OTB Ep 1: Jennifer Rorex)

Finding the Right Job (OTB Ep 1: Jennifer Rorex)

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Introducing "On The Board"

Introducing "On The Board"

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How To Estimate Software Development Effort

How To Estimate Software Development Effort

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Training Juniors Remotely Is Possible. Here's How.

Training Juniors Remotely Is Possible. Here's How.

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Ten Principles of Critique

Ten Principles of Critique

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Episode 9: Sneeze Decor

Episode 9: Sneeze Decor

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Episode 8: More Power To You

Episode 8: More Power To You

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Episode 7: Brain Scans and Networking

Episode 7: Brain Scans and Networking

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Episode 6: Mentorship with Cheese Sauce

Episode 6: Mentorship with Cheese Sauce

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Six Things You Thought Senior Devs Did (But We Don't)

Six Things You Thought Senior Devs Did (But We Don't)

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Episode 5: Bojan Reads the Documentation

Episode 5: Bojan Reads the Documentation

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Episode 4: Attack of the Fresh Fruit

Episode 4: Attack of the Fresh Fruit

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Episode 3: To Boldly Debug

Episode 3: To Boldly Debug

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News: Call to remove RMS from FSF

News: Call to remove RMS from FSF

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Type Literal Tabs Anywhere

Type Literal Tabs Anywhere

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Writing Zenlike Python (Talk)

Writing Zenlike Python (Talk)

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How to rename 'master' in an organization

How to rename 'master' in an organization

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Ask Guido van Rossum a question!

Ask Guido van Rossum a question!

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5 Ways to Retain Open Source Contributors

5 Ways to Retain Open Source Contributors

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Goodbye Master, Hello...What?

Goodbye Master, Hello...What?

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Development Log: One Month In

Development Log: One Month In

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Development Log: All About Structure

Development Log: All About Structure

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Development Log: Planning a Game

Development Log: Planning a Game

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How to Apologize

How to Apologize

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Are you a ladder or a roadblock?

Are you a ladder or a roadblock?

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Windows and Linux: A Sane Discussion

Windows and Linux: A Sane Discussion

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GAME MODE 2020: Building a Game in One Month

GAME MODE 2020: Building a Game in One Month

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Debugging with SQrL

Debugging with SQrL

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Pair Programming: Dog Edition

Pair Programming: Dog Edition

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Social Lifespan of Posts

Social Lifespan of Posts

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Turning Bugs Into Features

Turning Bugs Into Features

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Socks

Socks

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Introducing: Timecard

Introducing: Timecard

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The Use-Case Paradox

The Use-Case Paradox

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8 Ways to Be More Professional

8 Ways to Be More Professional

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Python SnakeBytes: Unpacking

Python SnakeBytes: Unpacking

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What's Your Costume?

What's Your Costume?

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10 Skills of a Professional Author

10 Skills of a Professional Author

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A Day In The Life Of A Writer

A Day In The Life Of A Writer

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Python SnakeBytes: The Walrus Operator

Python SnakeBytes: The Walrus Operator

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Has Stack Overflow Become An Antipattern?

Has Stack Overflow Become An Antipattern?

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Beware Counterfeit No Starch Books from Amazon!

Beware Counterfeit No Starch Books from Amazon!

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Compiled! An Unobfuscated Glossary

Compiled! An Unobfuscated Glossary

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What Is An "Interpreted" Language?

What Is An "Interpreted" Language?

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Introducing #devjournal

Introducing #devjournal

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Stealing Isn't "Sharing"

Stealing Isn't "Sharing"

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Let's Get Clever #2: Spades

Let's Get Clever #2: Spades

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Let's Get Clever #1: Fibonacci Sequence

Let's Get Clever #1: Fibonacci Sequence

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The Dark Side Of The Magic

The Dark Side Of The Magic

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Dead Simple Python: Lambdas, Decorators, and Other Magic

Dead Simple Python: Lambdas, Decorators, and Other Magic

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How To Become A Developer -- Part 4: Recommended Reading

How To Become A Developer -- Part 4: Recommended Reading

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How To Become A Developer -- Part 3: People Skills

How To Become A Developer -- Part 3: People Skills

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