Hi ChiPy,
Our April ChiPy Main meeting is just around the corner. We have some great
talks planned for this meeting. Make sure that that you've registered for
what is sure to be a great meeting!
Thank you to Numerator for hosting us this month!
*When:*Thus April 11, 2019, 6 p.m.
6:00pm Doors open
6:30pm: Meeting starts
*How:*You can RSVP at chipy.org <http://www.chipy.org/> by noon the day of
the event.
*Where:*
Numerator
233 S Wacker Dr, Chicago, IL 60606
Please check-in at security and proceed to the elevators for the 33rd
floor.
The event will be held up on the 34th floor which can be accessed via
stairs or a separate elevator.
*What:*
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- *Plug-n-Stream Player Piano: Signal Processing With Python*
By: JP Bader
Digital Signal Processing and Player Piano don't normally come
together in the same sentence. Player Pianos that are 100+ years old are
awesome artisan artifacts, but they don't play digital formats very
well. This talk will show how we take a 100+ year old technology
and marry
it to the digital age via Python libraries and precision lasers! In this
discussion we will cover how we are creating our own
"Plug-n-Stream Player
Piano". We will take a look at the different digital signal processing
Python libraries, their functionality, and requirements for converting
audio streams to piano playable audio files. After a brief walk
through of
our prototyped hardware, we will dissect the digital signal processing,
converting streaming music to data for the Player Piano. With a
real Player
Piano in the room we will demo streaming music from our devices onto the
piano. LIVE(ish) Piano Playing!
- *Throw away your shell scripts*
By: Nick Timkovich
One of the most common languages used by Python developers is some
shell script (sh, bash, cmd.exe, or PowerShell), but why torture yourself
with poor design decisions from the 70s when you know Python?
- *Starting Your Data Science Journey*
By: Aaron Yang
There have been great talks in Chipy showcasing the amazing new
technologies people are using with python, but we often forget
where we first
started. Some of you all are coming to Chipy for the first time
and hoping
to take your first steps into the world of tech. This talk will
be targeted
towards people looking to transition their career or the rest of
us looking
to find community in the continual gauntlet of developing our
skills in the
tech industry. I'll be showcasing my process and my thoughts on
developing
your skills.
- *Empowering Early-Career Developers*
By: Mercedes Bernard
How can teams invest in and grow their less experienced developers
into team-leading senior devs? I believe the first step is
empowering them.
On my team, we’ve created a process for each team member to lead and own
one of our core features. Our early-career developers are learning client
management and team leadership skills that they wouldn’t usually get to
practice until they stepped into a senior role. In this talk, I’ll share
what we’ve learned and a framework for you to create a process
tailored to
your team so you can provide your early-career developers the
opportunities
they need to become successful, senior team members.
*Thank you always to all our sponsors, including our Diamond sponsors:
Metis and TelnyxAlso thank you to our Platinum sponsors: Braintree,
Imaginary Landscape, Lumere, and Signature Consultants. Also, thank you to
our Silver sponsor: Markit.Please be aware of our code of
conduct http://www.chipy.org/pages/conduct/
<http://www.chipy.org/pages/conduct/>*
--
Joe J. Jasinski
www.joejasinski.com
