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    Python for Engineers

    new.pythonforengineers.com · Personal blog · on HN since 2021

    Shantnu Tiwari writes about Python, test automation, and programming careers, with occasional posts on AI, cloud services and games.

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    What HN says

    HN links it for the author's posts and job listing; commenters question a hostile-looking Gemini screenshot and a broken payment page, and one cites a confessional post.

    Stats for nerds
    16HN people shared it
    46linked in comments
    1.5Kstory points
    Jun 2024last shared
    2021people per year2024

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    What HN people wrote when they linked it

    • shantnutiwariJun 2024

      Location: Cambridge, UK

      Remote: Yes

      Relocate: Yes

      Technologies: Python, Test Automation, CI/CD, Linux admin

      Email: shantnu@pythonforengineers.com

      Résumé/CV: I specialise in Test & Automation, including building a test system from scratch in multiple startups.

      In addition to writing tests, I have experience setting up CI/CD pipelines.

      Experience of Linux admin, as well as deploying and managing servers.

      I have written a few books on Python: https://new.pythonforengineers.com/

      LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shantnu-tiwari-506a091b6/

    • crazygringoFeb 2024

      Wow you're right:

      https://new.pythonforengineers.com/content/images/size/w1000/2024/02/CleanShot-2024-02-25-at-19.52.20@2x.png

      With a title like that, I have to suspect that the author is intentionally inputting inflammatory things to try to get Gemini to be blocked by safety policies.

      It's hard to think of an innocent explanation for that title, in the context of what the author claims to be testing.

      Thanks for spotting.

    • radiojasperJul 2022

      It seems that on the last screengrab [0] it may have been that the payment system is loaded in an iframe right in the white overlay and that your ad/script blocker stopped that. But overall, that's one terrible experience and just false advertising if you ask me?

      [0] https://new.pythonforengineers.com/content/images/size/w1000/2022/07/image-8.png

    • xaxaxbApr 2022

      Yep. Here: https://new.pythonforengineers.com/blog/build-a-reddit-bot-part-1/

      I am not a fan sir but an admirer of work that teaches and helps others. Btw, if you're into PRAW, you may find this helpful as well: https://pythonprogramming.net/introduction-python-reddit-api-wrapper-praw-tutorial/

    • jihadjihadOct 2021

      I pass no judgment, but merely take the developer at his word: https://new.pythonforengineers.com/blog/confessions-of-a-1x-programmer/

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