"I've never had to use dynamic programming outside of a programming interview. But apparently, this was the moment we all were waiting for."
That was an excellent talk by 
@pgansslePaul Ganssle with some good takeaways:
* You can use whatever tech stack you want
* Projects are a great way to learn
* You can use programming to answer questions for yourself
* Your projects don't have to pay
* It's OK to make something just for you
* It's also great to tell other people about your work
The slides include links and references to all of the projects:
https://pganssle-talks.github.io/2025-pycon-us-programming-for-yourself/
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