PyCon AU 2024 officially came to a close yesterday, and what an incredible journey it has been! This year, we have achieved: - Over 550 attendees - 103 presentations - 2 days of sprint developments - 2 hands-on workshops - Dedicated financial aid program (thanks to our Sponsor Google) - Spectacular catering! (more lamingtons anyone?) None of this would have been possible without all of you. Thank you for being a part of this magical experience and for making PyCon AU 2024 a reality. This event is a testament to the passion, dedication, and collaboration of the amazing Python community. Year after year, your efforts, enthusiasm, and support create an unforgettable experience for everyone involved. A huge thank you also goes to our sponsors, whose generosity and partnership help make this event possible. MongoDB, Python Software Foundation, Kraken, CipherStash, Google, Elastic, Acorn, Multitudes, Ikigai Technology and Linux Australia. A special thanks to our incredible core team for pouring their hearts into this conference. For all the late nights, unwavering dedication, hard work, and even the happy tears along the way made this event possible. Peter Hall, Benno Rice, Russell Keith-Magee, Nic Crouch, ✨ Jack Skinner, Lilly Ryan, Kalila Lin, Maia Sauren, Libby Berrie and Elena Williams. Words cannot fully express how deeply grateful we are for each and every one of you. Here’s to everyone that makes it all happen. We can’t wait to see you again next year! #PyConAU #PyConAU2024 #PyCon #Python #Tech
About us
Australian Python programming enthusiasts are continuing the global PyCon ("Python Conference") tradition in Melbourne from November 22-26, 2024. The Australian PyCon will see dozens of presentations on web programming, business applications, game development, science and mathematics, social issues, education, testing, databases, documentation and more. Unlike formal conferences, PyCons are run by volunteer Python programmers; the users' perspective governs everything from talk selection to conference cost, making an exceptionally worthwhile conference. Participants themselves generate content, which can be as short as a 5 minute Lightning Talk, or as long as a 45-minute "How To" tutorial. PyCon Australia will be a great way to meet other enthusiasts, learn new skills, share ideas and establish connections.
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http://pycon.org.au
External link for PyCon AU
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- Software Development
- Company size
- 2-10 employees
- Headquarters
- Melbourne, Victoria
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 2010
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Employees at PyCon AU
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Nic Crouch
Making data and AI go fast @ ❄️
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✨ Jack Skinner
Full snack CTO, founder & engineering leader. Independent consultant helping teams build amazing software products. Managed API Portals @…
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Kalila Lin
Passionate Business Data Analyst | Certified AWS Solutions Architect & Data Analytics | Certified Microsoft Power BI & Fabric Analyst
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We captured so many amazing moments at the conference. Your smiles, heartfelt reunions, new friendships, and the joy of sharing your passions. Share your favourite PyCon memories and don’t forget to tag us! #PyConAU #PyConAU2024 #PyCon #Python
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💻Dan Draper shared an excited way to think about IAM at PyCon AU. Discover how encryption can make access simpler, faster, and more secure! CipherStash 🔥 #PyConAU #PyConAU2024 #PyCon #Encryption #IAM
When you think of IAM (Identity & Access Management) you probably think of Okta, AWS IAM or Ping. Whatever solution, encryption likely isn't on your mind when thinking about IAM! But when combined with fast, identity-based key management like ZeroKMS and searchable encryption that works natively in the database, encryption becomes a powerful and flexible access management tool. We call it Encryption as Access Control and it is: 🗺️ Universal (set policy once, not for every different system) ❌ Deny by default 😎 Identity based 🔍 More granular and precise than RBAC or RLS 🏎️ Fast (< 1ms of query overhead) Last week at PyCon AU, I showed how Encryption as Access Control works and how it compares to traditional solutions like RBAC or database Row-Level Security. Enjoy. PS: Youtube picked the one slide I used of a poodle as the thumbnail so I think I'm going to use him as an unofficial mascot now! https://lnkd.in/gpTuGmWm
Fast, highly effective database security using searchable encryption (without the yak shave)
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What’s your favourite PyConAU 2024 sticker? 🤔 Take a pic and show us where you’ve stuck yours. 📸 We’d love to see! 💚 #PyConAU #PyConAU2024 #PyCon
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We are grateful to Acorn for supporting us create a conference where our community can connect, learn, and celebrate all things Python 💚 #PyConAU #PyCon #PyConAU2024
We sponsored the PyCon AU 2024 conference, which just finished up this week! If you haven’t heard of it before, it’s a programming conference celebrating and discussing all things to do with the programming language Python. While we don't use Python, we wouldn't be where we are without our hardworking development team, many of whom joined us as graduates and have been with us from the beginning. We know the impact initiatives and events like PyCon have on supporting people’s interest in programming and development. We love to see it! #PyCon #PLMS
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Remember CipherStash ‘s exciting challenge to utilise their incredible tool by encrypting and decrypting data while maintaining top-notch performance and usability? 😎 Meet our winner, Sam, who has claimed the ultimate prize: an epic LEGO set with over 3,000 pieces! ✨ 🏆 Congratulations, Sam! #PyConAU #PyCon #PyConAU2024 #Data
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Congratulations to everyone who successfully contributed to the BeeWare open-source project and earned the challenge coin! 🤫 If you have the coin and are in the Sprint room now, approach Russell Keith-Magee and say “coin check” to unlock the secret! #PyConAU2024 #BeeWare #Python
Grateful to have received my first Challenge Coin at PyCon AU ! 🐍 A big thank you to everyone who made PyConAU 2024 a memorable experience. And Specifically Russell Keith-Magee for the coin !!! #PyConAU #BeeWare
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Russell's development sprint is ON FIRE! 🔥 Here are some photos from yesterday where everyone was happily coding and contributing! 💻✨ 🎉 Big congrats to everyone who successfully committed and earned the challenge coin! 🪙 --> If you've got one of these shiny babies, snap a pic, post it, and don’t forget to tag us! 📸🙌 #PyConAU2024 #PyConAU
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Don’t miss this! Another fantastic highlight from CipherStash that you MUST read! 🚀 #PyConAU2024
Last day of PyCon AU 2024's main tracks, and the sessions were as outstanding as yesterday's. Here's the Stashie highlights: 🎤 Kendra Vant's thoughtful exploration of how much of the industry lost its rigour when transitioning from deep learning to GenAI, and a strong call to action to use a scientific approach when building and running AI systems. 🎤 Suzannah Cooper really broke down the concepts behind PostgreSQL's indexes, with practical walkthroughs of GIN and GIST indexes, btrees, and PostgreSQL internals 🎤 Anthony Baxter's heartfelt recount of his journey in Google Crisis Response, with a strong reminder for folks struggling: "If you think you need a break, or if your co-workers think you need a break, you need a break" ❤️ ⚡️ Again, the lightning talks were top notch, but special mention goes to Issey Hogan's rapid fire recap of cool spreadsheet features like IMPORTRANGE and Python in Excel (!!!) Special thanks to the PyCon AU organisers and volunteers for pulling off such a fun, engaging, and safe event, particularly Peter Hall, Benno Rice, Libby Berry, Lilly Ryan as core organisers, and Nic Crouch and ✨ Jack Skinner for sponsorship. Tomorrow we're looking forward to seeing the lucky folks who signed up for our Monday workshop.
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Hey PyCon AU Community! A huge shoutout to everyone who stopped by Multitudes ‘s amazing booth and contributed to their feedback board. The results are in, and the data is ready for you! 🎉 #PyConAU2024
The final data from our PyCon AU booth feedback board is in! Click through the carousel below to see what the verdict was when we asked the community the following questions: 1. What are you worried about engineering managers using metrics to do? 2. What’s the worst metric for measuring developer performance? 3. What’s something you wish you could measure? The results are clear. Engineers are worried about their managers using metrics to: ➡️ Reward those who game the system ➡️ Increase meeting frequency ➡️ Fire people They believe the worst metrics for measuring developer performance are: ➡️ Lines of code ➡️ Hours worked ➡️ Number of commits Developers wish they could measure: ➡️ The likelihood of leaving ➡️ Collaboration and knowledge sharing ➡️ Wellbeing ➡️ Belonging You might be wondering, why did we, a company that provides metrics, ask developers what they hate about metrics? Well, we're a company that does metrics, but we're not a metrics company - we’re a company that’s all about building great teams. And if developers hate the metrics your company is using, it’s going to be hard to build a great team off the back of that. Ultimately, what matters is how we use the metrics – do we first build a high-trust environment, and do we use the metrics in a way that helps people actually take action to improve? Do you have additional thoughts to share? Tell us in the comments! #PyConAU #SoftwareEngineering #EngineeringMetrics #DevEx