Patrick ViaforePatrick Viafore has been working in the software industry for 13+ years, working on mission critical software systems, including in lightning detection, telecommunications and operating systems. His work in static typed languages has influenced his aproach to dynamic languages and how we can make them safer and more robust. He also is an organizer of the HSV.py meetup, where he can observe common Python obstacles, from beginners to experts. His goal is to make computer science/software engineering topics more approachable to the developer community. Patrick currently works at Cloud Software Group, working on desktop and application virtualization. He also does software consulting and contracting through his business, Kudzera, LLC. Read More Read Less