Mike Riley is a professional software developer, DevOps engineer and emerging information technologist, and the author of several Pragmatic Bookshelf titles including Portable Python Projects and Programming Your Home. He is also Pragmatic Bookshelf’s Hardware and IoT Series Expert. Mike is also a contributing editor and author of hundreds of technical articles and reviews for Dr. Dobb’s, DevProConnections, iPhone Life and Make Magazine, and was the co-host of Computer Connection, a technology enthusiast show broadcast on CLTV. Mike is also a contributing author to the Open eBook Publication Structure Specification, one of the three standards that comprise the EPUB digital publication file format.
Join Johnny as he dives into the world of home automation with Ricardo Gerardi & Mike Riley, two tinkerers who’ve taken the plunge with Go. We explore the challenges (and the fun) they encounter along the way. If you’re interested in automating your home (or working with micro controllers) come learn how to get started!
This week we’re joined by Mike Riley and we’re talking about his book Portable Python Projects (Running your home on a Raspberry Pi). We breakdown the details of the latest Raspberry Pi hardware, various automation ideas from the book, why Mike prefers Python for scripting on a Raspberry Pi, and of course why the Raspberry Pi makes sense for home labs concerned about data security.
Use the code PYPROJECTS to get a 35% discount on the book. That code is valid for approximately 60 days after the episode’s publish date.
