Boosted Code

If you work as a software developer, data professional, devops or network engineer... Or any other role where you are solving problems with code...

It's no secret that right now is:

The STRANGEST Moment

In the history of our profession.

The core idea of Boosted Code is that:

There IS A Solution.

And that solution has 3 pillars:

  1. Financial Security
  2. Agentic Coding
  3. Engineering Foundations.

Let's start with the first one...

Because I bet you have never heard anyone talk about financial security for technology professionals before.

And if we are honest...

That's Where All The Anxiety Comes From.

Right?

And it is natural to feel this way, given everything happening in our industry, and how fast everything keeps changing...

Every month, every week, even by day.

Getting the right technical skills is important for job security, to be sure.

But just as important are the non-technical factors, which include:

Accomplishing all of this, ideally...

Without Even Leaving Your House.

THAT is where financial security comes from in this new age of the technology profession.

So that more than before, opportunities come to YOU, rather than you having to hunt and scramble and compete.

And that leads to the second pillar:

Agentic Coding.

Meaning AI-assisted software development... using LLMs as powerful leverage to boost your productive output, making you more valuable to employers than ever before.

While many think of AI as a threat, I want you to see it as:

A MASSIVE Opportunity.

The fact is, there is a tremendous amount of sloppy thinking on this topic right now.

And I am not talking about "vibe coder" hobbyists, who don’t have anything to do with what I’m talking about. This entire essay is for people who work in tech. I assume you are a genuine professional.

But even among our peers, it's time to amplify our normal standards of engineering rigor and discipline to how we use AI coding agents.

And when you learn to do this, you find it becomes easy to not just keep up, but to...

Stay FAR Ahead Of The Curve.

That said, success with agentic coding has its own foundations that you simply must have in place, if you want to win.

The most important of which is:

Software Engineering Foundations.

This may come as a surprise.

And to be clear, I'm referring to stuff like SOLID principles, system design, test-driven development, modules interfaces, logging, and more.

I think every competent professional agrees that traditional engineering expertise like this still matters...

But are these "old school" skills really the most important factor for successfully thriving with AI coding agents?

Maybe yes. Because the evidence is in, and it has become abundantly clear:

AI Does Not Add.
It MULTIPLIES.

Everywhere right now, engineering leaders are realizing the most skilled and senior people tend to be the most productive with AI coding agents.

In other words: AI amplifies the coding, software development, and system design ability you already have.

The obvious corollary being if you do not have that foundation in place, there is nothing for AI to multiply. Zero times any number is still zero.

If you do not already believe this, have a heartfelt conversation with ChatGPT about it. And be sure to check its primary sources: industry studies are spewing out left and right now, making it obnoxiously obvious that AI coding agents require a real foundation of software skills to unlock their greatest potential.

And that is:

Great News For You.

Because software development foundations includes topics such as:

Code Quality "Drift" Problem.

It turns out code quality matters a great deal when using AI coding agents.

And I mean so-called "traditional" factors like maintainability, readability, modularity, encapsulation...

All that old school jazz.

And if you blatantly violate every one of these, creating a spaghetti monster of a codebase that torments the hearts of senior devs and makes infants burst into tears...

Coding agents, it turns out, can handle that just fine.

Until suddenly, without warning:

They Don't.

Coding agents handle spaghetti-monster code with grace and ease, until they hit a wall:

It is entirely possible for a codebase to become so corrupted and warped, an infinite amount of tokens cannot fix it. Not in the time you can afford to wait.

And suddenly the most powerful AI available to you is utterly hopeless at helping you ship that critical security fix that must make it into production right now...

Giving you no choice but to stumble into the arena with this monster you have created, red in tooth and claw, and try to fix the code yourself.

At that moment, you realize:

Your Vibe Coding Ways Have Brought You To Ruin.

Long before, lackluster code quality forces your coding agent to burn MORE tokens to finish even the simplest of tasks, and to finish them poorly.

As Simon Willison, co-creator of the acclaimed Django project, said:

"One of the magic tricks about [coding agents] is they're incredibly consistent. If you've got a codebase with a bunch of patterns in, they will follow those patterns almost to a tee...

There's a lot to be said for keeping your codebase high quality, because the agent will then add to it in a high quality way."

Again, there are industry studies for this; look them up if you need to. Though this one should be obvious to you, frankly.

In any event, I hope you are starting to see how these three pillars relate to each other, and to you. Those three again being:

  1. Financial Security,
  2. Agentic Coding, and
  3. Engineering Foundations.

Spanning all of these is another layer, which I call:

Meaningful Community.

Without a community of like-mindedly-ambitious professionals, all on the same upward path...

Well, frankly it's just hard to make it work.

I do not just mean it's more difficult. It's that your probability of success plummets. You need each other for feedback, fellowship, encouragement, and even for accountability.

It is also true that the right group of people is hard to find.

Certainly you can find folks who are pursuing one of the three pillars. Maybe two, if you're lucky.

Beyond that?

Good luck.

And there is also the question of:

Education.

In other words: How do you even learn all this?!

Especially if you are working full time (or more than full time), and especially if you have a family to take care of, and presumably want to see once in a while.

Now, to be sure, you could certainly cobble together a self-education path for those fundamentals which have been around for decades.

The basics like OOP, TDD, et cetera. Even if that requires sorting through low-quality, time-wasting material; the signal to noise problem is real.

But agentic coding is brand new. There are very few courses you can learn from, and which do not cater to the "slop vibe" mentality which I pray is beneath you.

And then what about the "financial security" pillar I started with? By which I mean:

This is all what I mean when I say “financial security” for technology professionals (i.e. you).

Because frankly...

NO ONE Is Teaching That, At All.

Even though, in my view, financial security is the most important of the three pillars, when you get right down to it.

Plus the meaningful community to tie it all together, and make it possible for you to follow through to success.

So it is easy to see why these problems are not easy to solve.

Which is why it has taken me a full decade to come up with a solution.

A solution called:

Boosted Code

Boosted Code is a professional learning community. All three of these words matter:

1. It is for professionals in technology. I expect this is not a hobby for you, but a craft you enjoy, and take pride in.

And also you have a certain level of ambition in what you want to achieve, the speed at which you want to progress, and - ultimately - the impact and legacy you intend to create.

2. It is a learning community. Which is not just about memorizing information. I’m talking about something deeper.

Because there is a difference between what I call the “information level” of learning, which is about memorizing facts (or purported facts), doing some simple reasoning based on that information, and parroting it back to others.

In contrast to the ability level of learning...

Which means you are able to do things you could not do before. You have new capabilities, that you can easily apply to solve hard problems, expanding what is possible for you.

Leading to the 3rd and most important word:

3. It is a community . Of professional peers, with similar intentions of higher learning. Potentially giving you the benefits of feedback, fellowship, encouragement, and even for accountability.

And like any good community, these benefits are...

NOT Automatic.

Just because you are permitted to join a community, does not mean you are part of that community.

That is something you must earn. And you do that by:

Something to think about.

And as I said, this is a professional learning community.

Which brings us to...

The Curriculum

This is a professional training curriculum like no other.

It is like a PhD-level curriculum in becoming a formidable technology professional.

It is different from other learning options in 2 key ways.

First, this is heavily action oriented.

As an instructor and mentor, my teaching philosophy is built on the idea that:

You ONLY Learn By Building.

In other words, the instructional videos, reading materials, et cetera are not where the real learning takes place.

You still need that instructional material, of course. But it’s just teaching you at the information level.

But our purpose is to train you at the ability level. And you do that by taking the information you learn, and applying it, building in a guided way.

I am sure you can relate to all this.

It’s not an edutainment-style “Netflix ‘n Chill” experience. If that’s what you want, go somewhere else, while the rest of us are learning how to actually build Netflix.

This curriculum, which again is made especially for working technology professionals, is organized in the same 3 areas I mentioned at the start:

  1. Financial Security,
  2. Agentic Coding, and
  3. Engineering Foundations.

And with ongoing new content as well, which I will explain briefly. But let’s dive into each section:

Financial Security (For Technology Professionals)

This section of the curriculum is designed to change your professional context.

That means creating a world for yourself where:

Most Technology Professionals Do NOT Live In This Context...

Which means they are trapped in a cycle of spam-applying for jobs, doing endless interviews with skeptical strangers, and having to constantly “hustle” to create some form of job security (if you can even call it that).

Our intention is to turn this on its head, with a series of unique professional courses that include:

Virtual Public Speaking

Becoming An Idea Machine

GitHub Marketing

Soft Skills For Hard Engineers

Linkedin Strategy For Technology Professionals

Writing: The Key To Thought Leadership

Income Opportunities for Technology Thought Leaders

I have to make a special comment about this unique course...

Because it teaches the exact methods I use to earn over $600 per hour, teaching live workshops to engineers and other technology professionals.

Can you do the same?

Maybe. It is not easy.

Let me clearly state I do NOT guarantee you will earn even a single penny from this. Or from anything else in Boosted Code, for that matter.

Plus even as someone who does this at the highest level, it’s something I do only part time; a few hours per week at most.

Achieving this high level of income requires a magnitude of work and follow-through that most people frankly do not have. For most people, it will take a minimum of 1-2 years to advance to this hourly rate, again doing it part-time, if they ever attain it at all.

But I will tell you this much:

This Is The ONLY Course In The World

That teaches how to do it. I am quite sure no one else is teaching this, or has ever taught it, anywhere.

After sharing these techniques with only a few folks in the past, it is now available to the public (and for a much lower price) as part of the Boosted Code curriculum.

So these are all the course modules in the ‘Financial Security’ part of the Boosted Code Curriculum...

Leading us to the next part:

Agentic Coding.

Also called “agentic engineering” and “ai-assisted coding”. Leveraging LLM-powered coding agents to improve and accelerate the process of software development, to a high standard of professional quality.

This is the big area that most of us are thinking about lately, and which is also rapidly evolving.

As a result, it is also the category I expect the majority of new Boosted Code course material will be created, for the foreseeable future.

The courses available right now:

Agentic Coding Foundations

Sandboxing AI Coding Agents

This is the first release of an important course on how to sandbox your coding agents to protect your machine.

While I am planning to expand this course, teaching additional sandboxing options before the end of the year...

This first version teaches you the single most flexible, powerful, and adaptable sandboxing method that will work with a broad range of development situations.

Even when other sandboxing techniques fall short, or have artificial limitations, this "power technique" will work.

In addition, for those of you on Windows, this course tells you an even BETTER solution that it baked into modern Windows, that you can use immediately.

Again, I already have a roadmap of new material to add to this course soon...

But everything mentioned above is available now.

Code Quality Evaluations

This is not a course, so much as a list of useful lists.

Because whether you are developing code by hand, or using a coding agent, or both...

It's important to have clear and objective criteria for evaluating code quality.

"This looks good" isn't good enough. You need a more systematic and detailed approach, if you want to be successful in the long term.

Hence, this "course', which currently has 74 detailed specific evaluation questions across 8 different dimensions of code quality:

  1. User interface and experience
  2. Code logic and correctness
  3. Naming and clarity
  4. Code organization and modularity
  5. Code interface design (Not UI/UX, but inside the code)
  6. Error handling and robustness
  7. Comments and documentation
  8. Readiness for review/merge/deployment

These are valuable to reference yourself when you are reviewing code...

But they may be even MORE valuable to use as input to a coding agent, directing it to review the code with a specific lens of focus.

You can even package them into an agent skill, or use them in other ways in your AI coding process.

Voice Control Of AI Coding Agents

This one’s short. It teaches you how to set up local (and thus privacy-protecting) real-time voice transcription, using free software, and how to use it to control your coding agent.

More Coming

Quite a few new course modules are planned for Agentic Coding and Engineering in the coming months and beyond, including:

And more, prioritized by the popular vote of Boosted Code members, and which course they want to see next.

There is clearly a great deal going on in this Agentic Coding pillar...

But just as important, if a bit less sexy, is the Engineering Foundations pillar. Which itself has two broad categories:

1. Software Development Foundations

This is important for verifying the coding agent is on track, deciphering issues that the AI cannot, and allowing you to “drive” your coding agent to create increasingly sophisticated and powerful software systems.

Plus there’s the fact that no engineering team in their right mind will hire you as a software engineer if you can’t actually code. Regardless of whether they expect you to use AI code generation tools or not.

Bringing us to the second part:

2. System Design

This is important for the same reasons, but at a different level. Some people think it’s MORE important than #1, even, in the age of agentic AI coding.

Regardless of what you believe, I will assume you agree with nearly every full-time technology professional that both of these are going to be important, valuable, and out-right essential for many years to come.

That said, here are the Boosted Code courses for software development foundations...

All of which show their examples in Python (since that code has to be in some language); but teach their lessons generically, in a way that applies to every programming language:

Object-Oriented Programming

Test-Driven Development

This is arguably the most important course in the software development foundations, by the way. For the simple reason that coding agents can do almost nothing without leveraging automated tests.

Memory-Efficient Scaling

Metaprogramming

Production Code Case Studies

Practical Engineering Topics

Just by itself, this section on software development foundations will be enough to keep you busy for many months, and maybe over a year.

But we haven’t even got to the second engineering foundation yet:

High-Level System Design.

Right now, at its launch, the Boosted Code curriculum includes one course for system design...

And it’s a monster.

This one course will take you 30-60 hours of concentrated effort to finish. If you invest 5-10 hours per week, it will take you a minimum of 6 weeks and maybe months to complete.

This monster course is called:

DevOps Foundations

It is a one-of-a-kind and extremely hands-on course, in which you learn:

I created this first, because it’s the low-level foundation that ALL system design depends on...

At least if you want to creating systems that can actually be implemented, and not just draw imaginary diagrams on a whiteboard.

And it sets the stage for more advanced system design topics, including:

All of which are planned to be covered in future Boosted Code courses, in addition to the already vast curriculum.

This covers most (not all) of the curriculum, which brings us to...

Boosted Code’s Professional Community.

As mentioned, like any real community, you must earn your place in it. No one can give you that just because you pay a membership fee.

That said, Boosted Code includes incentives for positive participation in the community...

So that those who contribute the most, who uplift everyone the most, get rewarded the most.

And while I don’t want to reveal the incentives publicly, for people not yet in its community...

It’s easy to see how this makes it better for everyone. Including you.

And the community includes:

The last one being for socializing with other Boosted Code members.

These sessions are not recorded, and the instructor does not attend. They are just for you to hang out with other members, talking and networking and learning together.

Which is by design. It’s a space for you all to get to know each other, without any authority figure looming around.

And best of all:

It’s A Vetted Crowd.

You know everyone is serious about their success in all three pillars, because they have invested in Boosted Code.

And you have much in common to talk about, and to learn from each other.

How To Join

You will be shocked at how inexpensive this is.

And here is where I am going to make some people angry.

You see, the courses in the Boosted Code curriculum have NOT been cheap in the past.

In fact, some have spent many thousands, including quite a few individuals who have spent well over $10,000 USD in total to get SOME of the courses. Not even all of them.

If you don’t count the new courses I have created just for Boosted Code, that have never been sold before, and just add up what I charged in the past for the others...

The total adds up to over $17,000 USD.

That’s not an “estimated value”. That’s what people actually paid to buy the different course modules in the Boosted Code curriculum before today.

And except for some of the biggest spenders, it did not include anything like the Boosted Code community, either.

But after years of creating world-class professional trainings for technology professionals (“world-class” according to the participants - see the Appendix B for what they have to say...)

And having a backlog of many more trainings that I want to create...

I have decided to move to a different structure, that will allow more people to partake for lower cost...

And also allow me to focus a greater fraction of my time on making new courses, trainings and workshops for Boosted Code members.

Plus making this affordable to a wider range of people. I’d rather charge a little and have many great folks in Boosted Code, than charge a lot and have a select few.

And so the price of Boosted Code is just $100 USD per month.

It’s an ongoing subscription; you have access to the curriculum and community only while your subscription is active.

But I think you can see it’s a bargain compared to what people have paid before.

Subscribe For $100 USD Per Month

Questions And Answers

If you have a question not answered here, send it to: service@boostedcode.com

Am I guaranteed this will help me get a job or increase my income?

Absolutely not. I guarantee no such thing.

That depends on your participation, execution and follow-through. No one has control over that except you.

You are being offered a wealth of extremely high quality training material, plus a professional community, at a remarkably low price. If you do not see the massive value, then this is not for you.

Do you really black list people from re-subscribing who have canceled?

Yes.

This isn't a bunch of tricks 'n hacks peddled by some influencer. Benefiting from Boosted Code takes work, and it takes consistency. If you are not willing to do that, this will not help you.

Boosted Code is a marathon. Not a sprint.

If you think you're going to inhale the curriculum in a few weeks and transform your career, do not enroll. Save your time and money. That's like buying a gym membership for a month, not getting jacked, then canceling and buying something else.

I want nothing to do with people like that and I certainly do not want them in this community.

Do you use AI to create the course content?

No. Never.

Every second of every course video is made manually. Every word of all the instructional text, every video script, and every coding exercise are entirely written by hand. Just like every word of this entire webpage was written by hand, and every email I send to the Boosted Code email newsletter is written by hand.

It’s not like code, where you can automate objectively verifying its quality, and feed those measurements back into the agentic loop to correct its shortcomings. (As is taught in the Agentic Coding pillar.)

Some people use AI to create content intended for humans. I have never done that, and cannot imagine I ever will. The quality is never even close to acceptable.

How did you create so many courses, then?

It’s less work than writing a book.

For what it’s worth, many of the techniques I use to create high-quality course material are taught in the ‘Financial Security’ pillar.

How long do I have access to the course material?

So long as your subscription is active. You can cancel at any time; however once your current paid month runs out, your access to the curriculum and the community will end.

Can I cancel at any time? How does that work?

Yes, you can cancel your subscription at any time.

Please note there are NO REFUNDS on Boosted Code payments. If you cancel, you still have access until the end of the current billing period. Once that date has passed, your access to the curriculum and community will end, and you will not be charged again.

How long will it take me to go through the course curriculum?

Realistically: a minimum of 1 year.

This assumes you consistently invest 5 or more hours per week of focused study time. The Boosted Code curriculum is vast.

It’s possible someone could “speed run” through it more quickly; if they did it full time, they might be able to complete everything in a few months. But few people will want to do that.

Also, by the time you finish, there’s going to be new course material added. It might even be added faster than you can progress through what’s already there! A high quality problem - it means you get to pick and choose.

Will I get to ask the instructor questions?

Boosted Code includes a weekly session where the instructor will select the best questions, and answer them in a video. Generally he won’t answer all of them, unless there are only a few questions that week. Instead, he will pick what he considers the best questions, and answer as many of them as time allows.

Will the instructor be in the Slack community?

Rarely. It’s mainly there for you to meet and network with other Boosted Code members.

What if I want more access to the instructor?

That’s part of how we reward those who contribute the most to the community! Again, I don’t want to reveal the details publicly, but this is part of how members are incentivized to positively contribute.

If something in the course material is not clear to me or confusing, what can I do?

That is considered a bug in the course material, and is a high priority to fix. File a support request, and we’ll rapidly fix it, if it is possible to do so.

Do you accept PayPal?

No.

How long does each course module take to complete?

It varies, but many of them will take between 10-20 hours of focused effort for the typical experienced technology professional. A few will take less; some will take much longer.

Previously you were selling this material for many thousands of dollars. Why switch to this lower-priced subscription model?

I did not like how the higher prices exclude so many people who can benefit from this. Also, those higher price points require time-consuming sales calls, which is not how I want to do business.

I previously bought one of the courses. Can I get that credited?

No.

Because of the massive curriculum included, it is just not economically viable to offer it at this low price while crediting prior purchases. I recommend you focus on all the new material you are getting, along with the community access.

Plus, it is not directly comparable: you have permanent access to the courses you paid for, while Boosted Code is a subscription.

I have another question.

Send it to service@boostedcode.com and we’ll answer ASAP.

Appendix A: Principles For Teaching

The follow are the principles the instructor and his team follow, in order to create high quality learning experiences and training materials for Boosted Code members:

Appendix B: Copious Written And Video Testimonials Praising Courses In The Boosted Code Curriculum And Other Previous Works By The Instructor

Brian Miller, Resolution and Scenario Manager
Jim Kraxberger, Senior Data Engineer
Liudmyla Ignatova, Solutions Architect
Courtenay Teska, Test Automation Architect
Michael Murphy, Geologist and Python Programmer
Helen Schuilenburg, Data Engineer
Juan Arambula, Software Engineer
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Rich Goldstein, MD - Production Engineer
Jeffrey Smart, Risk Manager & Software Engineer
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Written Testimonials

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You know, I've never been afraid to dig into the Python libraries that I'm using, find out how they work and what they're doing. But I've noticed that since completing the course, I'm able to dig a lot deeper and understand a lot more.

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George McIntire
The course for intermediate Python users. It's the exact course I needed to go beyond the basics of Python.

Material is presented in a digestible manner and the exercises help to solidify your understanding.
Asif Zubair
Comprehensive, deep and highly structured. The Powerful Python (book and Bootcamp) is, as the name suggests, a powerful enabler for anyone seeking to 10x their Python development skills in a short time.

Given the plethora of courses on the subject, it might be tempting to improve skills incrementally by wading through blog posts, tutorials, and StackOverflow queries. These resources in fact are repetitive, unstructured, and can be overwhelming.

If you want to make fast progress towards your goals, have a systematic understanding of the language, and avoid wasting time by re-learning low-level concepts across various materials, Powerful Python is the surefire way to go. Soon you will find that you are incorporating advanced Python features and software engineering concepts in your own codebase.
Matt Geiser
Take your Python skills to the next level. Powerful Python is a well structured approach to tackling intermediate and advanced Python and programming topics. I have gained a better grasp of object orient programming and approaches for implementing test driven development. The exercises and labs provide practical examples and allow you to observe your Python skills "leveling up" as you successfully complete each assignment. I highly recommend this course for anyone seeking to take their Python skills to the next level.
Liam
NOT your typical boring 'Beginner' content - Powerful Python will take you to the next level.

If you're in that stage of your Python journey where you're beyond the ‘basics' and looking to take it to the next level, this is course for you. A while back I found myself in a rut where I wasn't making the leaps I was during the beginning of my Python quest. Luckily I decided to purchase the book ‘Powerful Python.' It was the best decision I could have made at the time. Within just a few weeks, I started incorporating advanced features into my code, in particular, decorators.

When it comes to decorators, there's some basic tutorials out there that can help but unlike those other tutorials, the Powerful Python book was able to explain them in such great detail and allow me to understand not only the ‘how', but just as importantly, the ‘why.' Furthermore, the examples he provides are not the typical unrealistic kinds I'd find in so many other tutorials; his examples helped solidify in my brain the purpose and true power of decorators. The main point is – I started writing my own decorators soon after that were able to solve several obstacles I was facing. Actions speak louder than words and the fact that I was able to utilize this feature after reading his book should speak volumes.

The other great decision I made was join Powerful Python. This is an extensive course which goes over many of the topics that never get mentioned in other tutorials such as test driven development and logging. I had never written a single test before joining PP! What's more scary is until joining the Powerful Python, I did not even comprehend or appreciate the concept of writing tests for my code. Powerful Python provides the content in such a way that you truly appreciate the ‘why' while still learning the ‘how.'

One of the best features are the workshop labs. This is where your brain actually begins to grasp the topic presented. The labs are set up in a way that allows you to truly test your understanding of the various concepts presented in the course. Furthermore, many of the lab solutions (which are provided) include powerful and downright impressive algorithms. I would spend hours simply re-typing the algorithms used in the solutions in order to make myself become a better programmer.

Long story short – there are unlimited amounts of Python “beginner” courses and tutorials out there. However, there is a huge shortage in “intermediate/advanced” content. If you are one of those people like me that gets bored quickly and needs that new challenge to take things to the next level, then Powerful Python is the perfect choice.
Nathan J
A great resource for taking your Python skills to the next level.

I've only been able to work through the Pythonic Object-Oriented Programming course so far, but I love the video lessons, explanations and maybe, most of all, the exercises and challenges at the end of the lessons in the form of scenarios and tests. It's an absolutely brilliant idea and approach. I loved every minute I spent working through them. It gave me bite-sized, realistic and fun challenges to apply what I'd just learned.

It's changed the way I think about classes, objects and OO and how I can use them and apply it to my own code. And improve old code I've already written when I revisit it.

I'm looking forward to working through the additional courses and topics. I know the other courses are structured the same way and aimed at intermediate to advanced Python skills and what I need to understand about them to make sure I grasp the important Python concepts correctly... so I can move myself and my skills to the next level.
Juan José Expósito González
Powerful Python is really power to you. The instructors explain Python so that it becomes second nature for you. Everything can be applied immediately and the concepts are explained thoroughly. The support is amazing and the PP instructors are always there to help.

The contents are broad and they are taken apart to be digested and put them back later together in a seamless way through the labs, which are a great resource for anyone wanting to apply the knowledge.

I have put TDD to work since the moment I learned it and it has made me realize how to construct software, so in essence, it has helped me a nonprogrammer, start thinking like one.

I totally recommend anyone reading this to take this opportunity and become fluent in Python once and for all.

Pythonic OOP

Mike Clapper, Oklahoma, USA
This class is an excellent introduction to the theory and practice of object oriented programming. You will learn how these concepts can be quickly and cleanly implemented in Python. The lectures and labs are clear and to the point - EXCELLENT instructor.
Tipton Cole, Austin, Texas, USA
I'm going to use what I have learned from this course right away. I have a current application and an older one that I have been nursing through my entire Python life that I will remake and refactor.
Konstantin Baikov, Nuremberg , Germany
Bryan Stutts, Greenwood Village, Colorado, USA
Right from the start of teaching myself Python, I was wishing for some learning material that was more like mentoring and less like instructions. For me, Pythonic Object-Oriented Programming is just that.
Hana Khan, Santa Clara, California, USA
This course is by far the most exhaustive OOP course in Python I've taken... If you're interested in learning about OOP in Python, and even if you think you know everything there is, I highly recommend taking this course.
Michael Moch, Sachse, Texas, USA
The course is a great introduction to object-oriented programming in Python. I was pleased with your emphasis on the Single Responsibility Principle and Liskov Substitution Principles - adherence to these two guiding principles definitely leads to more robust, testable solutions... There is a need for this course out there.
Hassen Ben Tanfous, Hammam Chott, Tunisia
Previous Python courses I took teach OOP in a 1 dimensional way... the truth is, in Python you are free to do OOP the way you like. The instructor teaches you this freedom while also teaching you to be responsible about it.
Tony Holdroyd, Gravesend, United Kingdom
You have assembled a really interesting, in-depth and useful course with what I now know to be your trademark qualities of enthusiasm, attention to detail, clarity and erudition.
Kapil Gupta, New Delhi, India
I felt this course is much needed to really understand the power of Python as an object oriented programming language. I read a lot about Python but didn't find any such course where you learn some really interesting concepts with such ease.
John Tekdek, Milton Keynes, England
This course is awesome! The instructor has the unique ability to make abstract (and difficult) concepts so understandable... I highly recommend this course to anyone who wants to not only use OOP, but also to understand what goes on under the hood and makes a powerful Python pattern.
Chris Lesage, Montreal, Quebec Canada
These labs are one of the best learning experiences I've ever encountered for programming. Other courses and books feel like parroting or copying code. The instructor gives you creative space to practice developing and problem solving.
Bryan Stutts, Greenwood Village, Colorado, USA
Even the structure of the labs provided helps me to see better what it is to be "thinking like a programmer".
Mike Clapper, Norman, Oklahoma, USA
The lectures and labs are clear and to the point - EXCELLENT instructor.
Konstantin Baikov, Nuremberg, Germany
Your dataclasses video was AWESOME, and I'm saying that after watching Raymond Hettinger's video on dataclasses.

Test-Driven Python

Hana Khan, California, USA
After you take this course, you'll be confidently doing test-driven development like a pro!
Kapil Gupta, Delhi, India
I just completed the full course and it's awesome... I wish you'll continue doing such courses and help us increasing our Python knowledge.
Bryan Stutts, Colorado, USA
You will gain valuable new skills that will demonstrably lighten the load, and relieve unnecessary burden from your programming process. Improve your mental state and get healthy with Test-Driven Python.
Konstantin Baikov, Nuernberg, Germany
As with all courses from Powerful Python, it clearly sets the problem you are solving and guides you step by step to your first "Aha" moments. The videos are detailed and in-depth enough to warrant a second re-watch after you have the main concepts settled.
Javier Novoak, Mexico City
Another thumbs-up! For some time, I was looking for resources useful for people like me, wishing to learn more about Python and not the basics over and over. Teachers like you are a big BIG blessing. THANKS!
Hassen Ben Tanfous, Tunisia
The course progression is clean, there isn't any long stretches or missing concepts. Compact and universally applicable concepts, most likely the only Python TDD course and reference you'll need for years.
Tipton Cole, Texas, USA
This course covers a lot of ground, not only explaining mechanics and techniques of test driven development... but also delving into strategies.
Tony Holdroyd, Gravesend, UK
This is a very well presented and structured course on unit testing and test-driven development. The instructor goes to great lengths... His obvious enthusiasm and passion is both infectious, and motivating. The practical coding exercises are well written.
Kapil Gupta, Delhi, India
It's one of the finest courses... covering from the basics, and ensuring you get a full professional hand on having fully tested Python code. The lesson on mocking is WONDERFUL.
Hana Khan, California, USA
It's clear that the instructor is passionate... This course thoroughly covers the pros and cons and appropriate use cases for various types of tests so you know exactly when to use what type of test for your code...

Most of all, this course helped me unlock some very powerful abilities of Python that I didn't even know about. After you take this course, you'll be confidently doing test-driven development like a pro!
Michael Moch, Texas, USA
This is a GREAT course. The videos are well-paced, clear and concise, and yet thorough in the material they cover. As someone who has used and practiced TDD for years, I highly recommend it to anyone starting down the road to TDD mastery. If you're experienced developer familiar with nUnit testing but adopting Python as your new language, I also recommend this course.
Asif Zubair, Memphis
The smooth presentation and progressive exercises helped to cement these concepts for me... The functionality around decorators is particularly well presented - taking one from basic to advanced usage.
Shankar Jha, Bangalore, India
Once again, Thank you for giving me a superpower :) Unit testing gives me the discipline to write code, and the reward I am getting is highly valuable. All of the course is greatly structured... Labs are designed perfectly.
Tony Holdroyd, Gravesend, UK.
The course is excellent value for money, especially with the bonuses. Recommended.

Scaling Python With Generators

John Tekdek, Milton Keynes, England
The instructor does an excellent job of explaining this compelling and often confusing feature of Python. The leisurely pace of the course makes it easy to follow. I now feel confident in using generators to scale my code. Thanks!
Shankar Jha, Bangalore, India
I am completely amazed by the coroutine concept. I did not read ANYTHING like this about generators ANYWHERE ELSE!
Tony Holdroyd, Gravesend, UK
An EXCELLENT course... explaining a variety of concepts and techniques, including the concepts and uses of coroutines, iterators and comprehensions. Thoroughly recommended!
Mike Clapper, Oklahoma, USA
Another excellent Python class from an excellent instructor.
Kapil Gupta, Gurgaon, India
The course went deep into Python GEMS... Every time I go over a course by this instructor, I learn a lot. Which very much helps me in my day to day Python development.
Shankar Jha, Bangalore, India
This wonderful course... Greatly structured... Good for advanced programmers who want to level up their skills.
Mike Clapper, Oklahoma, USA
Clearly illustrates concepts in Python scalability... Clear lectures, meaningful lab exercises... students will gain invaluable insight into Python internals.

Next-Level Python

Abdul Salam, Lahore
This course was the f*cking best training I have ever taken. You rock.
Bryan Stutts, Colorado, USA
Next-Level-Python provides you an opportunity to learn at a deep level...

The [top secret] section is a great example of not just being taught to use a tool, but is used by this amazing teacher to further my understanding of the way Python ITSELF is designed...
Shankar Jha, Bangalore
I took your other courses also. But personally, I think this one is one of the best video lectures I have ever seen in terms of video as well as in the coding exercises....

All modules are structured properly and the way you break down each and every topic was very good...

It's a great course and you are really providing the rare content which is more focused on becoming a great developer. Thank you for making me a seasoned Python developer :)
Tony Holdroyd, Gravesend, UK
This course bootstraps a programmer with a good general knowledge of Python to a higher level of understanding, appreciation, and skill.

The instructor is a methodical, erudite, patient and highly focused teacher who goes to great lengths to explicate and get into all the nooks and crannies of his subject matter.

By the end of the course, if followed assiduously, you will certainly have raised your Python game.

By the end (assuming you have completed all the labs) you will certainly find yourself far more knowledgeable about Python.

This course is excellent value, and highly recommended.
Konstantin Baikov, Nuremberg, Germany
Final verdict: recommended.

The Powerful Python Book

Tim Rand, Chicago, IL, USA, Director of Data Analytics
I'd like to review Powerful Python. It's a very well written, concise, focused book that will improve intermediate to advanced Python users' abilities. I learned how to code on my own in grad school, to analyze my own data. And along the way I started to realize that there were some holes in my understanding of topics like generators, iterators, decorators, magic methods. And around that time, I encountered Powerful Python. And I was impressed by how much overlap there was between the topics covered in the book and the topics that I was already interested in learning more about. After reading the book, I feel a lot more confident in my understanding of those topics. And just as an example, I was able to find functionality that was missing in an an open source project. And open the source code, read through it, understand what was going on. Leverage testing, logging, and debugging in order to add more code, more functionality to the project. And it's a very fun feeling to be able to be able to take on something complex like that. Going into someone else's fairly large code repo, break it down, focus on the right areas, understand the way that they're using their classes and built on top of what's already there. I think that's a lot more challenging at least for me than writing code from scratch in a like, clean slate environment where you can just do whatever you want. I owe a lot of that success, that understanding to Powerful Python. And the topics that I learn more about from that book.
Josh Dingus, Fort Wayne, USA, Programmer/Analyst
Hi everyone. I'm Josh. I'm here to share my experience with the amazing book called Powerful Python. This book is packed with valuable insights, tips and tricks that have really taken my Python programming skills to the next level. One of the things I'm most excited about is the way Powerful Python goes beyond the basics to teach advanced programming techniques. It covers topics like decorators, context managers, and list comprehensions, in a way that's easy to understand... Even if you're new to Python. It also taught me how to write cleaner, more efficient code by using Python's built-in functions and libraries. No longer reinventing the wheel, or spending hours debugging messy code. The author uses real-world examples, practical exercises, and step-by-step guidance to make even the most complex topics easy to grasp. Plus the conversational writing style makes it feel like you're learning from a friend rather than a boring textbook. I also appreciate that the book is organized in a way that lets you jump to specific topics, or read it cover to cover. This flexibility allowed me to tailor my learning experience to my own needs and interests. Since reading Powerful Python, I've seen some impressive results in my programming projects. My code is cleaner, more efficient, and easier to maintain - which has saved me time and frustration of debugging poorly written code. I've also found myself tackling more complex projects with confidence, knowing that I have the tools and techniques that I need to succeed. All in all, this book has truly helped me level up my Python coding game. If you're on the fence about reading Powerful Python, let me tell you it is worth it. Whether you're a beginner looking into deepen your understanding, or an experienced programmer seeking to sharpen your skills. This book has something for everyone. In a world where Python is becoming increasingly important, investing in your programming skills with Powerful Python is a smart choice. Trust me, your future self will thank you.
Gil Ben-David, Bat-Yam, Israel, Data Scientist
Hey. My name is Gil. And I'm talking to you about how reading Powerful Python has boosted my career. First of all, I'd like to tell you that I'm a developer for several years with a background of C, C++, and .NET. And when I started to learn Python, it was super fluent and really easy. great for scripting and just open with a server. And I really thought that I know everything to know about the language. But after I read the Powerful Python book, I really changed my mind. And I realized that there's so much to learn. And the book really give you the most super cool concepts that change Python than other languages, basically. And what was amazing in the book was beside their super cool concepts like generators, decorators, and even teach you the most basic thing. Like how to write this properly, and how even to log. How to logging. it was really amazing. And of course the writing was super fluent, clear, and concise. And I really recommend you to to open it. Either you are a beginner or a intermediate, or a professional Python developer, I'm sure everybody has something to learn from this book. And I'll tell you after I ended the book and start to implement its concepts in my day to day work, first of all I got promoted after a couple of months. And I really like saw that my code was much, much better. More organized and I got really more confident about coding. My team saw it, my manager saw it. And I got promoted from that. And now when I look at my old Python script, I get cringe. nd it's really a nice feeling to know how much I boosted from this book. And so if you're on the fence... You don't know, not sure if you want to read it, or try something else, I really recommend you. You'll FOR SURE get something good from the book that will really excel your abilities.
David Izada Rodriguez, Senior Software Engineer, Florida, USA
Hello. I would like to speak about the book Powerful Python. Our company, a private company, is interested in creating courses for data science. And we decided ot try to teach only the basic Python required for explaining the foundations of the designs, and leave all the deep knowledge about Python to other courses. And when we were involved writing what to indicate to our students, we found about this book, Powerful Python I really like the book. Mainly about the iterators, decorators, test-driven development, logging and environments. Virtual environments. Missing is we have had a lot of courses, some of them use a specific packages. And sometimes, they are not compatible with the latest version of Python. While in other cases, you can use any version, so all of these is interesting. It was interesting for us, as developers. Because we provide libraries for our customers. But we just put in our page page that they should go to Powerful Python to acquire that book and take care of learning why we did what we did in that implementation. Maybe in the future, we will do something between what we are offering now and what is Powerful Python. We don't want to repeat all that job is really wonderful, but our customer just need the information to understand data science. So all these details are more for developers. Professional developers than student of data science. I'm really grateful that I discovered this package. Thank you!
Gary Delp, Principal Engineer, Rochester MN, USA
Hi, I'm Gary Delp. Just a simple engineer from Minnesota. And I'd like to talk to you about something that has changed the way I think about code. And you know, I've been thinking about code for six decades or more. It's the book Powerful Python. It gives you... It guides you into thinking about coding and data and solving problems from a different point of view. One thing is that it's a short book. It doesn't have all of the details. You can go to docs.python.com - er, .org - and get right to the actual production code. And you can look in details and find out about that. But the author has curated a set of topics, that lead you into discovering for yourself. And when you discover things for yourself, you learn them; you know them; and you can use them. so some of the things are comprehensions, which is a way to clearly and easily structure new data streams. And because there are iterators in there, the code doesn't have to run unless you're going to use the data. Because the iterator takes it all the way back to the start. And you don't have to do it. A big deal about what Powerful Python teaches you, is how to stand on the shoulders of those who have gone before. Using decorators, using the libraries, understanding how they go together for just long enough to internalize how to use them. So. I really want to commend Powerful Python to your consideration. But Only if you're gonna take the book and use it as a guide to take you through improvements. To take you through mind changing paradigms. It's just wonderful. So it's not just what's in the book Powerful Python, but it's the way that it's presented that makes it particularly valuable. So if you want to decorate your life, improve your life, get the book. Use the book. Become changed, and it sounds like i'm overselling it here. .. But It works. It works. So fair winds, and a following sea.
Nitin Gupta, Nashville, USA, Data Engineer
Hi, this is Nitin Gupta. And today I'm going to talk about my Python learning, you know journey. And what was my experience, what all the challenges I went through. And how I like, you know, tried to overcome those challenges. So just a quick background on my side, so I'm a like a SQL and like a data-side legacy sequel and are like a data guy. Mostly working on SQL Server and then, you know on the ETL tools. Various ETL tools. And certainly like you know because of those cloud adoption and digital transformation. I was moved to another project, so initially part was on SQL Server. But like and most of the things were like on the Python, and some - Those processing and like building the data pipelines and all those things. So as a lead guy for that project, I had to like you know go and get more insight on mastering into the Python. And since it was new for me and with like, you know, complex project I was facing lot of challenges and difficulty. So I started looking around a lot of stuff, to just get a good insight into the Python and started looking at the stuff around the internet. And then subscribed for some of them, online learning courses like Udemy and other courses. And that give just an initial or whatever you think. But I would say like know for my project requirement or like you know, more like a practical "use it" perspective, it still there was not sufficient and I was still missing something. And for that purpose, I started looking some more you know and searching around like of what I can use. And in that such I found like Powerful Python. And I subscribe to the book. Powerful Python book. And I went through it, the different courses and different chapters. And it was - I was surprised that it has helped me a lot. Mainly like, you know, some of the core concept and then into the object oriented and advanced Python concept like generator functions and like a decorater and other stuff. And the more I started looking into it, I was getting on more like you know a new insight, in-depth knowledge into the Python thing. And how I can use it. So more like a practical oriented from the application side. I was getting you know a good insight or help from that material. And I really appreciate and thank to have Powerful Python for you know sharing those content and making, you know, my journey so easy and smooth. Because some of the folks who are just new to the Python, and they have to work on a project, which is practical project. Getting yourself comfortable and getting that level of mastering or comfort on the skill, is very difficult unless you have the right tool or right material. And I think in that sense, Powerful Python has helped me a lot. And I still follow whatever their courses, boot camps, or any materials what is available from Powerful Python and whenever anything new, webinars, and I subscribe and follow those materials. They help me a lot in my learning. And you know becoming a better powerful - and, you know, a better developer on Powerful Python. Thank you.
Johnny Miller, Laramie, Wyoming, USA, Business Owner
Hi my name's Johnny. And I was I am from Wyoming. I run a handyman business, and I'm a self taught programmer. Still new in it. I'm working on building a flask app for just like simple employee time sheets and stuff. As well as basic understanding of web sites and that sort of stuff, for doing my own future web sites as I go. I just became - I just got done with my bachelor's degree in accounting, and that's the career I'm pursuing now. And in all this, programming has just a bunch of advantages for me that I can see. And I've done a bunch of different things out there. But I purchased the Powerful Python book. And it's really helped me too "get" a bunch of these ideas that I've read, and practice things in other places to really cement as I read through the book, before and after I've done these. I have it on my phone, have it on my two different computers, and it's just a great resource for me. And I don't remember - I've had it for while now, so I don't remember what I paid, but I have been very happy with it. And it's just been an asset that I use over and over. And I would definitely recommend it to people. Having the digital copy is great, and the resources that I've received from Powerful Python have been really good at breaking it down. Being intuitive, and helping me like I said get that - a better understanding every time I read through it, especially after projects I've been working on, and just kind of follow and in figuring out not quite knowing what's going on underneath the surface. Which I feel that that's what it's helped me to do. So, I would definitely recommend. I'm very happy and I continue to follow the stuff that's put out by them. And I just wanted to say those few things. Thank you.
Michael Lesselyoung, Madison, South Dakota, USA, Owner of CSI (Computer Systems Integration)
If you're tired of searching books, videos, courses, and endlessly starting with "hello world" examples, or skipping over chapters just to find some nuggets... Powerful Python is what you've been missing. Read the book and learn REAL programming skills that you won't get anywhere else. If you code the examples in the book, you'll get an understanding of Python that others seek out for for years to obtain. And some never reach that level. The explanations for the examples are not only thorough, but also tell you what not to do, and why. I've never found an error and any of the examples. They've all been tested and work as described. So you're not your wasting your time trying to figure out what went wrong, or why something doesn't work. Powerful Python has the ability to give you deep understanding that not only gives you all the tools to be able to utilize the power of Python, but the psychological methods of learning that makes learning Python successful and build long lasting principles. I highly recommend the Powerful Python book.
Todd Rutherford, Sacramento, CA, USA, Data Engineer
I would like to speak about Powerful Python, and a way - how it has changed my outlook and my thinking on when I approach certain programming issues. Especially when being as a data engineer, moving data around the using different type of decorators, exception handling, and errors that I come across using Powerful Python allowed me to really demonstrate that skillset, and understanding how powerful Python can actually be. And the book actually having examples and walk-throughs as well, and just the understanding of what other functions are out there that can be utilized. What other techniques that are out there that you may not get in the normal organization or developer or engineering role. And Powerful Python allowed me to really scale my coding and in a way that has made my life a lot more easier. And my day to day work allows me to automate my life a lot easier. Understanding you know classes and objects beyond just the basics. I've taking classes in Python, doing like data science, I've read books from Springer on data structures and algorithms. And that has never come as close to where I was able to fully understand... Just with generators alone has been allowing me to really be able to scale. And my code and my programs are now where I'm able to process data in larger amounts other than breaking everything down. And really using like sharding techniques, able to create a lot of collections. Comprehensions. List comprehensions. A lot more easier. Multiple sources and filters comprehension. And I think you can't go wrong for Powerful Python. As any other program or course that's out there, because it allows you to really change your way of thinking. In your mind thinking. And that so - that's where you want to be. And that's where I wanted to be as a programmer. It was really just getting to my - getting a senior level thinking, ea senior level developer's thinking, and how to efficiently write Python. I think you can't go wrong. It's great. It's comprehensive. It's not a whole lot - it's not a five hundred page book. it's not a seven hundred page book. I recommend Powerful Python for sure. I recommend also doing any of the training courses as well, because the coding examples that you get, the solutions, walk-throughs as you'll see, and you'll just see a new level of interest grow. Instead of just being an introductory level of Python, you get into more an advanced level of Python. Which you want to be. You want to be able to write your own programs, your modules, be able to debug your own code, and be able to be to a staff level engineer. And that's what one one on my biggest goals was to be a staff engineer, and moved more into machine learning. And engineering as well. And AI.
Armando Someillan
Your book is absolutely amazing and your ability to articulate clear explanations for advanced concepts is unlike any I have ever seen in any Programming book. Thanks again for writing such a good and thought provoking book.
Jorge Carlos Franco, Italy
Your book is a must have and must read for every Python developer.
John Beauford
Feels like Neo learning jujitsu in the Matrix.
Timothy Dobbins
Powerful Python is already helping me get huge optimization gains. When's the next edition coming out?
Chuck Staples, Maine, USA
It's direct. Goes right for a couple of subjects that have real-world relevance.
Giampaolo Mancini, Italy
A lot of advanced and useful Python features condensed in a single book.
Fahad Qazi, London, UK
I just wanted to let you know what an excellent book this is. I'm a self taught developer and after having done badly at some interviews I decided to buy your book. It covers so many of the interview questions I'd got wrong previously... I keep going back to your book to learn python. I've actually recommended it as an interview guide to some of my friends.
Leon Tietz, Minnesota, USA
Thanks. Keep up the good work. Your chapter on decorators is the best I have seen on that topic.
Nick S., Colorado, USA
What have I found good and valuable about the book so far? Everything honestly. The clear explanations, solid code examples have really helped me advance as a Python coder. Thank you! It has really helped me grasp some advanced concepts that I felt were beyond my abilities.
Ben Randerson, Aberdeen, UK
Only a couple chapters in so far but already loving the book. Generators are a game changer.
Tony Holdroyd, Gravesend, UK
Yours is one of the few books I keep on my desk. I'm finding your book very insightful and useful... I have greatly benefited from your rich examples and your extremely clear explanations. Yours is one of the few books I keep on my desk. I'm one of those who struggled with decorators prior to reading your book, but I have greatly benefited from your rich examples and your extremely clear explanations.
Gary Fritz, Fort Collins, CO, USA.
LOVING Powerful Python so far, BTW. I started teaching myself Python a while ago and I totally dug the concept of generators. It reminded me of Unix pipes -- I started using Unix in the 70's -- and the generators basically let you construct "pipelines" of functions. Very cool, much better way to express the concept, awesome for scalability. But I was a bit hazy on some of the details. PP clarified that for me, and several other features too. And I'm only up to chapter 3. :-)
Jon Macpherson
Thank you for your book. It is packed with great information, and even better that information is presented in an easy to understand manner. It took approximately a month to read from cover to cover, and I have already begun implementing the vast majority of the subjects you covered! I gave your book five stars.
Darrell Fee, USA
This is among the best books available for taking your Python skills to the next level. I have read many books on Python programming in a quest to find intermediate level instruction. I feel there are very few books which offer the sort of insights needed to really improve skills. This is one of the few I can highly recommend for those who are struggling to achieve intermediate skill in Python. The author clearly has a mastery of the topic and has an ability to convey it in and understandable way.
Josiah Allen, USA
Just what I needed. Very much applicable to where I'm at with Python today and taking my coding to the next level. I got a ton of insight with this book. It really brought to light how magic methods can be used to develop things like Pandas. It opened my eyes to how awesome decorators can be! The classes section, logging, and testing were awesome. I need to go back over the book again and work thru some of the techniques that are talked about so I can get used to using them every day. I currently do a lot of implementation work with data and SQL Server. Anything outside of SQL that I do, I do in Python. A problem for me has been that I get so many odd type jobs that my code is pretty spread out across a broad range of functionality. I've been wanting to stream line it, and write my code in a way that it can scale up. At my job, I'm writing, testing, implementing, and maintaining my own Python code. I don't get code reviews, and so it's hard to know if I'm writing good code or not cause I'm not getting that critique from my betters. I think you have definitely given me some broad ideas on being able to scale, and some things that I should strive for in my code.
Aaron (not the author), USA
This book taught me a great deal and was enjoyable to read. I have been developing with Python for 5-6 years and considered myself well versed in the language. This book taught me a great deal and was enjoyable to read. The complex patterns are explained well with enough detail to understand but not too much to confuse the reader. After having the book for one day I recommended it to my team and will make it required reading for our interns and junior devs. Note: I purchased this book and did not receive anything for this review.
Edward Finstein, United States
Great Book. By far one of the best books out there. No nonsense, just great information.
Tony, United States
Great coverage not offered in other books.
Adam Breindel, United States
Amazing work! I wish all technical books could be this good. As an instructor and researcher, I read dozens a year and this is pure platinum. Thanks, Aaron!
Amado, United States
Truly next-level Python. Concise to the point and practical. Will take your python to the next level.
Bryant Biggs, United States
Great Python book. One of my favorite Python books that show great examples on using the language effectively.
Jeff Schafer, United States
Great book. A lot of great tips for those beyond a beginner.
Mark Vallarino, USA
Five Stars. Awesome book, helpful in moving beyond basic coding.
Carolyn R., USA
Instant productivity gains. These are the best pages you will find on Python if you're an experienced programmer looking to make a leap in your python skills. The entire book takes only a few days to read, and it's very enjoyable. I'm already seeing the rewards in my code as I have shifted from writing simple scripts with 1-2 normal functions to writing a unit-tested class which creates its own decorated functions at runtime (data-driven), overloads operators, and properly handles and throws exceptions. Nowhere else have I found so many of python's unique features explained so clearly and succinctly as I have in Powerful Python.
Mike Shumko, USA
A great attribute of this book are the practical examples. I've been programming with Python for about 1.5 years and this book is right up my alley. A great attribute of this book are the practical examples, and comments on Python 2 vs 3 syntax changes. Aaron describes things in great detail so implementing his ideas is very natural.
Gary Colello, USA
Great book, great lecturer. Took a session with Aaron as OSCON recently - very hands on, great instructor. He handed out his book to all of us - it has a lot of useful examples and gives some great tips on how to refine your Python skills and bring your coding to the next level. If you want to move from beginner python and go to intermediate/advanced topics, this book is perfect for you.
Anonymous reviewer
This book has a lot of useful examples and gives some great tips on how to refine your Python skills and bring your coding to the next level. If you want to move from beginner Python and go to intermediate/advanced topics, this book is perfect for you.
Hugh Reader, USA
Takes your Python coding skills from average to awesome. This man knows what he's doing. I have been reading his online stuff and have taken classes with him. And now this book. OH, THIS BOOK! He makes quick work of some advanced and esoteric topics. If you want to be a Python programmer a cut above everyone else, and ace the tough topics in interviews, this is the one for you.
Refun, USA
Five Stars. I've studied this deeply, the author has been a big contributor to my lifetime development in software engineering.
Michael Herman, USA
Take your Python skills to the next level. Looking to go beyond the basics, to broaden and deepen your Python skills? This is the book for you. Highly recommended!
Rodrigo Albuquerque, UK
Move to this book if you already master the basics. There are very few books that can bridge the gap between basics and advanced level and this is one of them. If you already feel comfortable with lists, dictionaries and all the basics, this book will take you to the next level. However, I would recommend reading this book AND using your python interpreter to repeat all the examples in the book and lastly make some notes like writing down a code snippet so you can always remember and don't need to read it all over again.
Chip Warden, Kansas City, USA
I think it's a pretty fine book.
Andrew, UK
If you have enough basics of Python, this should be you next read. This is really good for intermediate Python programmers, who have mastered the basics and are looking for new ideas on various new modules and features out in Python. Also the author explains few gotchas and secrets from the woods to make you a sound Python pro.
Raul, Canada
Excellent book. A great book that will help in real world production-level programming. I found the explanation of some complex topics very easy to understand. An example of this are the chapters on decorators and testing. I would recommend this book to anybody who already knows Python and wants to take it to the next level. While they are other books in the market that have more detail, the selling point of this book is that it is simple yet highly effective. The author shares a lot of best practices used in the real world which I've noticed that a lot of books leave out.
Alex, Italy
Advanced Python! Great book, Python finally explained in an advanced and in-depth way, is not suitable for beginners. You need to have some basics.
Marcin Adamowicz, UK
Five Stars. This is really good book.
Giovanni, UK
Great book. Warmly recommended to all Pythonistas.
Shan Jing, Los Angeles, CA
This book is exactly what I'm looking for. I found a few code examples on my Facebook page yesterday and it fires up my passion to code immediately. Today, I browsed the chapter index and just finished reading "Advanced Functions". It's exactly what I need. It skips the basic syntax and focuses on the areas where separate top developers from the rest. In fact, there aren't many topics in these core areas. However, this book will help both engineers and EMs think in Python cleverly when attacking all kinds of DevOps problems.

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