perceiving-python-programming-paradigms-jigyasa-grover.json

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  "description": "This talk was presented at PyBay2019 - 4th annual Bay Area Regional Python conference. See pybay.com for more details about PyBay and click SHOW MORE for more information about this talk.\n\nDescription\nLast couple of years have witnessed an immense growth of Python in multifarious domains especially AI/ML, web, etc., each one necessitating a different programming paradigm varying from object oriented, functional, procedural to imperative. This talk reviews them all and helps you choose one for an efficient design solution !\n\nAbstract\nThe soaring popularity of Python and its assorted applications can be attributed to its simplicity and flexibility. In this talk, I will review the modern bloom & dominance of Python and discuss four major coding styles often used: Imperative, Procedural, Functional, and Object-Oriented. I will go over the fundamentals of each programming paradigm and discuss their positives, limitations and use cases especially in Python setting along-with a very simple hands-on example to illustrate how one routine can be coded in a different style. The talk will conclude with some pointers on how to choose a coding style for a given situation to make the code more readable, testable and coherent.\n\nThis talk aims to introduce different programming styles of Python and encourage Pythonistas to reflect on the implications of each corresponding to their domain viz. data visualisation, machine learning, deep learning, IoT, functional programming, or embedded systems, web development. By better understanding these styles attendees will be empowered to design efficient solutions.\n\nOutline of the proposed talk:\n\nIntroduction The rise of Python and its many applications: Reason for its bloom & dominance Reflecting on the simplicity and flexibility providing comfort and independence\n\nOverview of programming styles with positives & limitations in each Imperative Programming: Sequential, Direct change to program state, Data structure manipulation, Harder debugging, Limited abstraction, Complex semantics Procedural Programming: Sequential, Iterative, Modularized, Tasks\u2019 function calling, Inefficient hardware usage especially for complex problems Functional Programming: Stateless functions, Immutable data, Independent of order of execution, More modularity, Useful for - Recursion, Lambda Functions, Parallel Processing Object-oriented Programming: Object manipulation via methods only, Code reusability, Limited support by Python (currently)\n\nOne example coded in different programming styles for illustration Task definition, say average of a list of numbers Code in different styles: Imperative, Procedural, Functional, Object-oriented Usage of lambda functions, class creation, method creation, etc. Discussing speed, efficiency, reusability, simplicity of each style\n\nConclusion & Takeaways Pointers on how to select a programming paradigm based on the application viz. ML, Deep Learning, Data Science, IoT, etc. Discussing pros and cons of combining, interleaving multiple styles Some personal anecdotes, recommendations for different use cases\n\n\nAbout the speaker\nRed Hat Women in Open Source Academic Award Winner 2017, Google Summer of Code alumna, current mentor/admin and presently a Machine Learning Engineer at Twitter Inc., Jigyasa Grover is an ardent open source enthusiast and aspires to inspire a powerful bunch of girls and boys alike and help bridge gender gap in technology.\n\nSponsor Acknowledgement\nThis and other PyBay2019 videos are via the help of our media partner AlphaVoice (https://www.alphavoice.io/)!\n\n#pybay #pybay2019 #python #python3 #gdb",
  "language": "eng",
  "recorded": "2019-08-17",
  "speakers": [
    "Jigyasa Grover"
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  "thumbnail_url": "https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Gm72cIo9_58/hqdefault.jpg",
  "title": "Perceiving Python Programming Paradigms",
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