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DTSTART;TZID=PST:20230730T154000
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DESCRIPTION:It’s a set of instructions\, describing a series of actions t
 o be taken or events that should happen. It’s written with specialized s
 yntax and formatting. You want it to be efficient\; you don’t want it to
  bog down. It doesn’t reach its full potential until you run through it\
 , start to finish\, without error.\n\nAm I talking about a play script\, o
 r a Python program?\n\n"Two Kinds of Scripting" explores the surprising an
 d thought-provoking connections between writing code and writing plays\, f
 rom the perspective of a Bay Area software engineer with a degree in drama
  from a liberal arts college and two decades of playwriting experience. It
  will discuss how structuring and plotting a play is like structuring a co
 mputer program\; the way that a knowledge of Method Acting can help you fi
 gure out to name your Python methods\; and how stage directions are just a
 s controversial among theater folks as code comments are among engineers. 
 Finally\, the talk will discuss some things that playwrights could learn f
 rom the engineering world\, including version control and better feedback/
 "debugging" techniques.
DTSTAMP:20260813T063514Z
LOCATION:The Barn
SUMMARY:Two Kinds of Scripting: What Writing Plays Has Taught Me About Writ
 ing Python Programs - Marissa Skudlarek
URL:https://pretalx.northbaypython.org/nbpy-2023/talk/SQ8USX/
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