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Python notes - 5/16/24

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  Ok, I have begun to learn Python several times. I started a Udemy course and got a few hours in, I took a short, extra-curricular class at WVUP, I watched many of Paul McWhorter’s videos on YT, I had to do some Python in the Discrete Math class at WVUP, and all that was on top of Intro to Programming at WVUP, which was Java. So this summer (2024), I am starting a Udemy course called “Automate the Boring Stuff.” I’ve heard good things about it, and while I hate not finishing the other Udemy course I started, I’m going to go ahead with this one. Automating stuff is definitely the kind of thing I want to learn to do with Python, since I am studying Network Engineering, so this course appeals to me.  https://automatetheboringstuff.com/ I’m starting at the beginning of the course, even though I know this stuff, but it is a good refresher. The first video was your traditional “Hello World” program and info about ints, strings, expressions, concatenations, and basic stuff like that...

Project Management

 I have a class at WVUP, starting in the fall, where I hear they are studying for CompTIA's Project+. It is my last semester and I am also doing my capstone. My advisor told me that it is going to be pretty hard to do the capstone at the same time as Project+ because the capstone builds off of Project+. So I bought a Udemy course and am studying it over the summer. These are my notes. :) A project must provide new value to the organization, otherwise it is labelled "business as usual" (BAU).  Project Management turns an idea into a tangible goal and systematically implements it. The team must be adaptable, critical thinkers, and able to problem solve. They must be willing to change.  The Project Manager must be able to influence others instead of exerting authority. The PM may be working in another's area of the organization and should not exert authority and step on toes.  The benefits of project management are those of delivering work in an orderly and efficient ma...