Catherine Devlin: Portfolio

Tech Community

Chair of PyOhio, regional Python programming conference, from 2008 through 2010.

Founder and first president of Dayton Oracle User Group

PyCon volunteer, 2006-2010 +: Publicity Coordinator, Food Coordinator, Talk Committee

Speaker at Ohio Oracle User Group, Cincinnati Oracle User Group, Indiana Oracle User Group, Dayton Dynamic Languages User Group, Central Ohio Python User Group

Code samples

• Oracle Data Guard Broker configuration example

Open-source code

Primary or sole author

• cmd2: Drop-in enhancements to the Python Standard Library’s cmd2 module.
  • cmd2 docs
  • Easy command-line interpreters with cmd and cmd2 from PyCon 2010
• sqlpython: A powerful command-line SQL client for multiple databases.
  • sqlpython docs
  • SQL*Plus and alternatives, talk #405 at IOUG Collaborate 2009

• xcbl: Extensible CheckBox List widget for TurboGears. Allows check-box lists to accept custom user input.
• mixed: Library for handling fractions and mixed numbers.
• nerdstogether.org: Scrapes and analyzes meeting and conference announcement webpages.
• Pythonic PL/SQL: PL/SQL implementation of Pythonic programming patterns.

Patch contributions

• Python standard library
• SQLAlchemy: object-relational mapper.
• Gerald: schema comparison tool

Talks

• If You Can See It, You Can Automate It: Sikuli presented at Ohio LinuxFest 2010, Columbus Code Camp 2010
  • slides
  • materials
• Teach Me Python Bugfixing at PyOhio 2010
• Easy command-line interpreters with cmd and cmd2 at PyCon 2010
  • video
• Ren’Py: A Visual Novel Engine at PenguiCon 2010. talk materials
• SQL*Plus and alternatives: talk #405 at IOUG Collaborate 2009

• reStructuredText: Plain Text Gets Superpowers at CodeMash 2010, Ohio LinuxFest 2009

  • slides
  • rST examples
  • s5 results of examples

• Introduction to Python and/or Solar System Demolition

  presented at Ohio LinuxFest 2007, CodeMash 2008

• Into the Dayta-b’hase - an introduction to PostgreSQL and other RDBMS explained in Dungeons and Dragons terms. PenguiCon 2008

• Microformats at Dayton Web Standards Meetup Group

• Data in Python, from ASCII to ZODB at Dayton-Oracle Code Camp 2007

Publications

• PyOhio: Planning and Running a Regional Python Miniconference, Python Magazine issue 98 (June 2009)
• Wrapping Your Brain Around Python + Oracle pub. March 2006 on Oracle Technology Network
• Hello, World! - An Introduction To Python - published in Northern California Oracle User Group Journal, Feb. 2006 (print only)
• LibraryLookup - published in GDITA Technology First, Oct. 2005
• Technical reviewer for Essential SQLAlchemy by Rick Copeland (O’Reilly 2008)

Links

• Blog (PyOraGeek)
• SpeakerRate profile