How it started
Hi! Thanks for joining me in my corner of the Internet.
I have been sharing knowledge, in one way or another, since I was 6. I remember the frustration I felt when a classmate asked a question, the teacher answered something that completely missed the point, and then I whispered back an explanation that actually clicked for my colleague.
Now, I share my knowledge out in the open with people from all around the world.
Python is easy, but learning Python isn't...
I started learning Python when I was 15 because a friend casually walked up to me and said “Rodrigo, you should learn Python. I think you will like it.”.
That's it. I started learning Python and soon realised my friend was right.
But it was difficult to learn Python on the Internet without guidance. “What do you learn next? Is this a good article on this topic? What tools do I need to learn about?” I'm sure you relate to these difficulties.
And it's getting harder...
With ChatGPT and other LLMs pumping out subpar content, my promise to you is that I will keep writing about Python and teaching Python in my unique way, simplifying complex topics with analogies and examples that make sense to you.
I confess I have an obsessive nature. But it's what makes me spend thousands of hours researching and thinking about Python, its tools, and its related concepts. I spend thousands of hours researching and reflecting, and then I distil everything into content you can consume confidently:
- I've written 8 books about Python, programming, and mathematics.
- My book “Pydon'ts – Write elegant Python code” has been downloaded by over 40,000 developers.
- I have given talks and tutorials at dozens of international Python conferences, including PyCon US, EuroPython, PyData Global, and PyCons all over Europe.
- I share Python tips and tricks on social media and in my newsletter, which has over 16,000 readers.
Fun facts
Here are some random fun facts about me:
- On the 1st of January of 2023 I decided I'd stop drinking sodas. Since then, I only drank a soda once, on a trip to Denmark.
- After doing virtually no exercise for some years, on the 1st of January of 2024 I decided to start exercising regularly. I signed up at a CrossFit gym – which everyone close to me thought was utterly unlike me – and I actually took to it.
- I have gotten jobs in online chatrooms, on Twitter, and through meeting random people at events and conferences, but never by going through a “standard” job application process.
- I started publishing my books online after meeting a fellow independent author on Reddit who pushed me to do it. My free book “Pydon'ts – Write elegant Python code” was the first book I ever published independently. You should download it ;)
