Just like buses!

Today I’ve been getting things ready for our first session back and this time it’s all change with not one but two new languages being introduced! In the main next term we’ll be using Python a popular programming language with both schools and organisations. To get you excited about why Python is a great language to learn here are some quotes from organisations you may have heard of…

YouTube.com

“Python is fast enough for our site and allows us to produce maintainable features in record times, with a minimum of developers,” said Cuong Do, Software Architect, YouTube.com.

Google

“Python has been an important part of Google since the beginning, and remains so as the system grows and evolves. Today dozens of Google engineers use Python, and we’re looking for more people with skills in this language.” said Peter Norvig, director of search quality at Google, Inc.

Industrial Light & Magic

“Python plays a key role in our production pipeline. Without it a project the size of Star Wars: Episode II would have been very difficult to pull off. From crowd rendering to batch processing to compositing, Python binds all things together,” said Tommy Burnette, Senior Technical Director, Industrial Light & Magic.

“Python is everywhere at ILM. It’s used to extend the capabilities of our applications, as well as providing the glue between them. Every CG image we create has involved Python somewhere in the process,” said Philip Peterson, Principal Engineer, Research & Development, Industrial Light & Magic.

In addition to Python we’ll also be using Code Kingdoms an online coding game that teaches programming and computational thinking in a really fun way. We’ll learn to build and protect our lands with puzzles coded in JavaScript using resources put together specifically for Code Clubs.

See you next week.