Are You to Young to Become a Python Freelancer?

The short answer is no. You are not too young. Was Warren Buffet too young when buying his first stocks at the age of 11? Was Magnus Carlsen, the world’s best chess player, too young when he started playing chess at age 5? Was Mark Zuckerberg too young when he started Facebook? If anything else, … Read more

What Data Structure or Algorithm’s Invention Sped Up a Certain Task Significantly?

In a way, most new algorithms either solved a previously unsolved problem or improved efficiency (in terms of memory overhead, speed, or other characteristics) of the previous solution. This is the fundamental cycle of scientific research. The binary tree data structure sped up database lookups significantly. Later B-Trees did the same thing. Dijkstra’s algorithm sped … Read more

Why Do I Always Feel So Unproductive?

I recently watched Sam Oven’s video which provides a great answer to this question. You can’t do the work because you don’t love what you do. It’s simple: if you love what you do, you will work on your thing six days a week, twelve hours a day, year after year. I know it sounds … Read more

Is There a Python Certification?

Demand for great Python developers soars. Companies seek knowledgeable Python coders—and pay good money for them. If you’d become a great Python developer, you could easily earn six figures nowadays. Yet, companies need proof of your skills before hiring you. And if you are working as a freelance developer in the Python space, you’ll also … Read more

What Are Low-Cost Business Ideas For Less Than $1000 That Can Be Started and Operated by a Teenager?

There are plenty of low-cost business opportunities out there. Here are three examples: Freelancing: Starting as a freelancer at Upwork, Fiverr, or Freelancer.com. There are plenty of ways how you can start trading your hours against money. But you have to work for money and high pay usually comes with higher business and technical skills. … Read more

How to Convert a String to a Boolean in Python?

You can convert a string value s to a Boolean value using the Python function bool(s). Here are a few examples: As you can see, any string will be converted to the Boolean value True–with one exception: the empty string ”. This is contra-intuitive for many people because they think that the string ‘False’ should … Read more