Chapter 17. Luciano Ramalho
Luciano Ramalho is a Brazilian software engineer and a fellow of the Python Software Foundation (PSF). He is a technical principal at ThoughtWorks, a design software company. Luciano previously taught Python web development in the Brazilian banking, media, and government sectors. He is the author of Fluent Python and served as a council member for the Brazilian Python Association for four years. Luciano regularly speaks at international Python conferences. He co-owns Python.pro.br, a training company and co-founded Garoa Hacker Clube, the first hackerspace in Brazil.
Discussion themes: Python books, APyB, v2.7/v3.x.
Catch up with Luciano Ramalho here: @ramalhoorg
Mike Driscoll: Could you give a little background about yourself, Luciano?
Luciano Ramalho: Sure, I'm a self-taught programmer. I was born in Brazil in 1963. When I was 15 years old, in 1978, I saw the Lunar Lander game running on a HP-25 calculator and became excited about the possibilities...