{"id":2364,"date":"2013-03-19T07:20:12","date_gmt":"2013-03-19T12:20:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rud.is\/b\/?p=2364"},"modified":"2017-04-02T22:51:49","modified_gmt":"2017-04-03T03:51:49","slug":"my-picks-from-pycon2013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rud.is\/b\/2013\/03\/19\/my-picks-from-pycon2013\/","title":{"rendered":"My Picks From #PyCon2013"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2378\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/rud.is\/b\/2013\/03\/19\/my-picks-from-pycon2013\/alogo\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rud.is\/b\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/alogo.png?fit=78%2C92&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"78,92\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"alogo\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rud.is\/b\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/alogo.png?fit=78%2C92&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rud.is\/b\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/alogo.png?fit=78%2C92&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rud.is\/b\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/alogo.png?resize=78%2C92&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"alogo\" width=\"78\" height=\"92\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-2378\" \/>While you can (and should) view [all the presentations](https:\/\/speakerdeck.com\/pyconslides) from <a href=\"https:\/\/mobile.twitter.com\/search?q=%23pycon2013&amp;src=typd\">#PyCon2013<\/a>, here are my picks for the ones that interested me the most, as they focus on scaling, mapping, automation (both web &amp; electronics) and data analysis:<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; [Chef: Why you should automate your web infrastructure](https:\/\/speakerdeck.com\/pyconslides\/chef-why-you-should-automate-your-web-infrastructure-by-kate-heddleston) by Kate Heddleston<br \/>\n&#8211; [Messaging at Scale at Instagram](https:\/\/speakerdeck.com\/pyconslides\/messaging-at-scale-at-instagram-by-rick-branson) by Rick Branson<br \/>\n&#8211; [Python at Netflix](https:\/\/speakerdeck.com\/pyconslides\/python-at-netflix-by-jeremy-edberg-corey-bertram-and-roy-rapoport) by Jeremy Edberg, Corey Bertram, and Roy Rapoport<br \/>\n&#8211; [Real-time Tracking and Mapping of Geographic Objects](https:\/\/speakerdeck.com\/pyconslides\/real-time-tracking-and-mapping-of-geographic-objects-by-ragi-burhum) by Ragi Burhum<br \/>\n&#8211; [Scaling Realtime at DISQUS](https:\/\/speakerdeck.com\/pyconslides\/scaling-realtime-at-disqus-by-adam-hitchcock) by Adam Hitchcock<br \/>\n&#8211; [A Crash Course in MongoDB](https:\/\/speakerdeck.com\/pyconslides\/a-crash-course-in-mongodb)<br \/>\n&#8211; 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