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A New Broom: Python 2.7 to Python 3.8, and a Whole Lot More …

Cyber & Data, and so much more

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Did you know that REM’s best album was when they all swapped instruments and disrupted their approach to music. And, so, I’m a big believer in continually disrupting and innovating within my research and teaching, and to learn from the past, but to take big jumps and force yourself into new areas. As an innovator, you should never take the status quo as the normal state, as you must continually look to change and improve. Most of the time it will be small changes, but every so often you see the potential to build something new. Knowing when the best time to radically jump is the art of the true innovator.

I’m currently developing a new Data Labs funded course on Cyber & Data, and where I’m going to try and integrate Python code to teach Cybersecurity and Data Science. I also need a new foundation to support my modules, so here we go …

The times they are a changin

The world of software is changing, and we are moving towards a GitHub driven world, and where we run our software on servers, and use a Web browser to view. As a minor thing too, Python 2.7 is not going to be supported anymore, so, I’ll have a major task in upgrading my existing code. Python 2.7 code will still run, but the focus is now…

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Prof Bill Buchanan OBE FRSE
ASecuritySite: When Bob Met Alice

Professor of Cryptography. Serial innovator. Believer in fairness, justice & freedom. Based in Edinburgh. Old World Breaker. New World Creator. Building trust.