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by webartifex 2275 days ago
Cool initiative. I will take a look at some of the sessions. Can you post a schedule when they will take place?

I am in particular interested to see how much depth you expose the "non-programmers" to. Is it just an applied course? E.g., here is a function X that does Y. Or do you focus also on the implications in memory and, for example, Python's object model?

Good luck. We need more non-programmers to learn to code. Not for coding's sake. Most of them won't become developers. But it allows academics from all kinds of disciplines to teach their students advanced stuff. I see programming just like most students independent of the major must take Calculus 101 or Statistics 101.

BTW, I am the author of this introduction to Python (also for non-CS majors): https://github.com/webartifex/intro-to-python

I teach Python at a business school. Due to Corona, the campus was closed and I put all my lectures on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-2JV1G3J10lQ2xokyQow...

Subscribe to my channel https://www.youtube.com/user/webartifex if you are interested in more Python applications in the field of business administration. I am new to YouTube and will post at most 2 meaningful videos a month. No monetization, no hidden product placements.

See also this HN post from last week: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22669084

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I'm running the course every Friday at 10 a.m. Eastern, in 1-hour segments. Recordings are available to anyone who signs up. So far, it has been lots of fun!