I used this deck to announce the launch of HowOldIsMyKid.com at the PyCon 2011 lightning talks. Video: http://www.pycon.tv/#/video/4 Site: http://howoldismykid.com

1. Win at Parenting
with Python!
Mike Pirnat // @mpirnat
PyCon 2011

2. Age Matters

3. Age Matters
• Books, magazines, websites, doctor visits, etc.

4. Age Matters
• Books, magazines, websites, doctor visits, etc.
• Need to know age in days, weeks, or months

5. Age Matters
• Books, magazines, websites, doctor visits, etc.
• Need to know age in days, weeks, or months
• Unfamiliar granularity!

6. And you’re
sleep-deprived...

7. Python to the
Rescue!

8. Python to the
Rescue!
• Wrote a cron job during kiddo’s naptime
back in 2007

9. Python to the
Rescue!
• Wrote a cron job during kiddo’s naptime
back in 2007
• Uses dateutil recurrence trickery

10. Python to the
Rescue!
• Wrote a cron job during kiddo’s naptime
back in 2007
• Uses dateutil recurrence trickery
• Uses PyRSS2Gen to emit RSS feed

11. Python to the
Rescue!
• Wrote a cron job during kiddo’s naptime
back in 2007
• Uses dateutil recurrence trickery
• Uses PyRSS2Gen to emit RSS feed
• Subscribe in Google Reader to get daily
updates

12. Best dad ever!

13. Other people
have kids too...

14. Other people
have kids too...
• Bought a domain name last summer

15. Other people
have kids too...
• Bought a domain name last summer
• Made a little Pylons web app this winter
(procrastination of the highest order)

16. Other people
have kids too...
• Bought a domain name last summer
• Made a little Pylons web app this winter
(procrastination of the highest order)
• Deployed and ready for your tender mercies at:
http://howoldismykid.com

17. Demo!

18. They grow up so fast...
We’ll help you
pay attention!

19. Suggestions welcome!
• Twitter: @mpirnat
• Blog: http://mike.pirnat.com
• That link again:
http://howoldismykid.com