1.
How I got
my job at
Google
Chris Laffra
Software Engineer at Google
Or: Python Algorithm
Visualization in the
Browser

2.
Travis Bradberry, Leadership 2.0
THEORY EXPERIENCE PERSONALITY

3.
Render
http://chrislaffra.com
Or: Python Algorithm Visualization in the Browser
How I Got My Job At Google
Chris Laffra
CodeMirror
Try it out yourself. See:
1. Study 2. Practice
3. Visualize
browser
HTML5
Canvas
D3.js
Edit
Replay
● Source Line
● Animation
● Print Output ● Edit in the Browser
● Use VIM Key Bindings
● Experiment/Play
● Share/Publish
My Approach *
Run
Record
● Python hosted on AppEngine
● Scripts versioned in NDB
● HTML rendered with Jinja
● Scripts executed on server
sys.settrace
server
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2
3
4
5
Render
$.ajaxJSON
monkey patch
sandbox
* = Prior results are no guarantee for future success.

4.
CodeMirror HTML5
Canvas
D3.js
Edit
Replay
● Source Line
● Animation
● Print Output
● Edit in the Browser
● VIM Key Bindings
● Experiment/Play
● Share/Publish15
$.ajaxJSON

5.
Render
Run
Record
● Python hosted on AppEngine
● Scripts versioned in NDB
● HTML rendered with Jinja
● Scripts executed on server
sys.settrace
2
3
4
Render
monkey
patch
sandbox
$.ajaxJSON

6.
Pseudo-code for
sandbox and visualizing
tracer, using context
managers, monkey
patching and sys.
settrace.

7.
Travis Bradberry, Leadership 2.0
THEORY EXPERIENCE PERSONALITY
Keep Calm
and
Be Googly

8.
Questions?
Chris Laffra
Software Engineer at Google
IPython
Notebook?
Open Source?
Can I try it?
Can you get me
an interview?