Training at Penn State: Agile Methods, Python Programming

Python Programming

Chris Calloway will lead a two-day hands-on workshop on Python development: "A crash course in Python for beginners taught by interactive examples. This is a shortened version of my 5-day PyCamp and teaches how to program the Pythonic way." Python is a powerful object-oriented programming language that is easy to learn, enables integration with other languages, and has a vast set of standard and third party libraries. Python is licensed with a GPL-compatible open source license, and is runs on Windows, *NIX, OS X; has ports for JAVA and .NET; and best of all, Python runs on your Amiga! It's the language used by Zope, Plone, and many other CMS and application frameworks. More information and registration:     http://plone.org/events/regional/plone-symposium-east-2009/training

Agile Programming

Gerry Kirk will lead a one-day workshop on Agile Software Development. Agile processes use short, iterative development cycles by self-organizing teams where project requirements and software solutions evolve through testing and discovery.  Agile programming methods adapt functional requirements and delivered software to rapidly changing realities, such as, uhhh, stock market crashes and falling budgets.  More information and registration:    http://plone.org/events/regional/plone-symposium-east-2009/training