COMMON POWERUp 2024: Full Schedule

THE BEST IBM i & POWER SYSTEMS EDUCATION.When you come to POWERUp, you’ll be able to customize your experience. Choose from 300 sessions, covering over 20 areas of IT, when you plan your schedule. Visit the largest Expo of its kind and meet the experts behind the solutions. Attend social events to meet renowned speakers and peers alike. This conference is structured to give you the pure education and professional connections needed to best enhance your career. Are you ready to POWERUp?

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5:15pm CDT

185: Test Driven Development Using Python

EVALUATION

User Acceptance Testing should not be the only testing tool in your arsenal. Building a solid Python application is easy if you automate the boring testing process. In this session we’ll explore how easy testing can be in Python and how to get it done with several examples.

Learning Objectives:
1) Explore benefits of test Driven Development.
2) Work through a basic framework for architecting TDD.
3) Build an example case from scratch using Python and the unittest module.

Speakers

Mike Pavlak

Solution Architect, Perforce Software

Mike Pavlak has been working with IBM midrange solutions since 1992 and IBM Mainframes before that. After years of developing applications using RPG, CL and PHP he managed IT development and IT for power protection manufacturer Tripp Lite. Later Mike was instrumental in developing... Read More →

Python TDD 2.0 pdf

Tuesday May 21, 2024 5:15pm - 5:35pm CDT
Meeting Room 103A 1508 Houston St, Fort Worth, TX 76102

Programming - Python

Session Level Intermediate
Audience Developers and syste architects looking to explore Python or TDD architecture

10:30am CDT

255: 30 Python Tips in 60 Minutes

EVALUATION

Python on IBM i has been around for a while now. In this session we explore many of the various tips I’ve run across over the last few years. These tips apply to both Python and/or the IBM i environment running the Python scripts. Tips include best practices, IFS features, pathing and MUCH more.

Learning Objectives:
1) Little bit of everything to help the Python developer
2) Standards based code development and linting.
3) Features that improve Python performance

Speakers

Mike Pavlak

Solution Architect, Perforce Software

Python30TipsV1.0 pdf

Thursday May 23, 2024 10:30am - 11:30am CDT
Meeting Room 103A 1508 Houston St, Fort Worth, TX 76102

Programming - Python

Session Level Beginner
Audience Early players in the Python space

COMMON POWERUp 2024

5:15pm CDT

Mike Pavlak

10:30am CDT

Mike Pavlak

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