PyconUK 2007 Audio (part 1)
7 October 2007
Audio Files
Here's the first batch of recordings from Pycon UK 2007.
All files below are in ogg vorbis format (see the comments section below if you do not know what that means). Please be nice to the server!
- Lugradio Summer 2007 Conference Special (44 MB) - This is the official recording from our media partners. Also contains coverage of GUADEC, a conference held in the same venue a few weeks before.
- PyconUK CD Interview - Guido Van Rossum and John Pinner (33MB) - We worked hard on our conference CD, putting loads of cool stuff on it. John recorded this exclusive interview with Guido Van Rossum (the creator of Python and maintainer of the core language) especially for the CD while at Europython 2007.
- Keynote - Simon Willison - OpenID (39MB) - Simon talks about OpenID and explains why we should use it as web browsers and web publishers (I still need to get around to adding OpenID to this blog!).
- Keynote - Laura Creighton - Myths of Creativity (38MB) - Why are politicians so poorly equipped to understand why software patents are bad for innovation in the Internet age? Laura argues that it is because of deep-seated myths about the nature of creativity, engineering and science. She also encourages individuals and companies to engage in sprints which can enable unparalleled opportunities for knowledge transfer and skill growth.
- Stackless Python 101 - Christian Tismer (23MB) - Stackless Python is a modification of CPython which adds the concept of lightweight concurrency. Christian focuses on how to use the Stackless features and explains sample code and interactive sessions.
- Jackfield, the web, and Python - Stuart Langridge (11MB) - Aq explains how Python made it possible to write Jackfield, an implementation of Apple's Dashboard and other "widget" programs for the Linux desktop.
- The Bazaar Version Control System - Michael Hudson (21MB) - Bazaar is a distributed version control system that aims to be safe, friendly, free and fast. Michael gives an introduction to using Bazaar and its advantages.
- Django - an introduction - Jason Davies (37MB) - An overview of Django, a web application framework. Covering how Django works, some basic applications and comparing it with other frameworks, for example Ruby on Rails.
- An Introduction to Twisted - Richard Wall (25MB) - Twisted is a mature and highly respected networking framework. Out of the box, it includes support for a huge range of network protocols and transports. Furthermore, the entire Twisted codebase is carefully engineered so that its various components remain loosely coupled for maximum code reuse and flexible integration. Twisted is often said to have a steep learning curve and in this talk Richard attempts to explain some of the fundamental concepts which you will need to write your first Twisted application.
Lastly, let me plug PyCon UK 2008, which is 12th to 14th September 2008 in Birmingham.
1 Zeth says...
Ogg Vorbis is a modern audio format that has the advantage of being free. You do not need to buy a licence to create .ogg files (unlike say .mp3 files).
The files might just work on your system. If not then follow the below:
On Windows, you will probably want to download the ogg codecs for Windows Media Player.
On the Mac you can download the Quicktime support to play ogg files in iTunes and Quicktime.
On Linux, it should just work.
Posted at 2:15 a.m. on November 7, 2007
2 Zeth says...
We were originally planning to not record anything at the PyconUK 2007 conference besides the Lugradio boys who recorded a conference special episode and the exclusive interview that was on the conference CD. This was for two reasons; firstly just to keep things simple, this was the first time this event had been held and we had enough to worry about already; secondly, people who are interested should just come in the flesh.
However, three days before the conference, someone asked on our mailing list about whether we were recording. While I was typing the explanation that we were not recording, I had a minor epiphany and decided, what the heck, why not record a few?
At that point we had no audio equipment as we did not specify recording in the PA, no volunteers for the audio, no plan. The afternoon before the conference I managed to borrow or scavenge quite a bit, and the treasurer managed to find me a budget of 50 quid to buy leads and things. I already had a lot of duties at the conference so I could not record that many on my own, but a couple of guys stepped up to the plate and did sterling work and we managed to record several talks.
After the conference, we were all tired and busy catching up with our real lives, so the talks have remained on the laptop, waiting for someone to set up a proper podcast page to publish them and host them, i.e. with multiple formats, RSS/Atom/iTunes feeds, intro jingle and so on.
Well the podcast webpage seems like it will have to wait until PyconUK 2008, but these files are really good! So during this last week I decided to listen to some of them as I went around my daily business. Ciaran had been already working on some of the files too. Here is what I have listened to so far. There is no way to know what else came out until I listen to the rest, but there should be at least one more set to come (perhaps two or three).
Posted at 8:56 a.m. on November 7, 2007
3 sole says...
Hey!
Thanks for posting the links. They look v interesting, specially now that I'm trying to get to know a bit more about python.
(I'm a long time reader of your blog but hadn't felt brave enough to go out from the gloomy lurking area before :-))
If I go to pyconuk 2008 I'll say you hi :-D
Posted at 1:33 p.m. on November 7, 2007
4 Zeth says...
Hey Sole,
Thanks for commenting, and please do say hi to me if you go to PyconUK 2008, I am easy to spot (the nutcase with a clipboard).
I'm glad you came out of the shadows, not least because now we know your blog link (I am a bit addicted to reading random people's blogs).
Posted at 2:17 p.m. on November 7, 2007
5 jayR says...
hey is there a part2 to this post? cant seem to find it
Posted at 10:28 a.m. on March 25, 2008