2023/10/28 –, track 2
Ever heard of syntactic sugar? Its syntax that makes code easier to read, write, and understand... and Python is full of it! In this talk, we'll dive into some of Python's most powerful syntactic sugar including decorators, context managers, and more. Whether you're new to Python or experienced, you'll walk away from this talk with tips and tricks to effortlessly write slick, readable code.
In this talk, we will discuss the following Python features:
- Decorators
- Context managers
- List Comprehensions
- Magic Methods
This talk will break down each topic with code examples so that newcomers can understand these more advanced concepts and folks who have experience with Python can get a refresher on how they work.
Uma is a software engineer on the Python agent team at New Relic. She has previously worked on software in the healthcare and marketing industries as well as hardware at Oracle. She has also worked on research projects focused on barriers newcomers face when contributing to open source projects. She has been published in multiple international technical journals including the Computer Support Cooperative Works.