PyTexas Meetup¶
The PyTexas Meetup is a virtual meetup, held in Discord, that aims to connect the Python developers within the great state of Texas and beyond.
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Upcoming PyTexas Meetups¶
August Meetup - August 4, 2026¶
Cutting Through the Slop: Lessons Learned from a Year of Claude Code - Mason Egger
Code is cheaper than it's ever been, and it will never be this expensive again. Every few decades a technology flips the table on a profession, and software engineering is having that moment right now. The noise around it makes the moment hard to read, and most developers either haven't tried these tools at all or got slop and quit.
I spent the last year learning, building, and refining damn near everything with Claude Code, to unbelievable success. This is what survived contact with the work. The principles that held no matter which model was ahead that week, the tools I run on anything worth doing properly, and an honest accounting of which customizations earned their keep and which ones only ate my evenings. This presentation is for both of those people, plus anyone already using these tools who wants to compare notes.
Mason is currently a Senior Solutions Architect at Temporal Technologies, where he works with customers to architect and implement durable execution solutions. He specializes in Python, distributed systems, building community, and creating developer-focused educational content. He has held roles in the Developer Relations departments at Temporal, Gretel, and DigitalOcean. Prior to moving to Developer Relations, he held engineering roles at Forcepoint (Raytheon) and Vrbo (Expedia). He's an avid programmer, speaker, educator, and writer/blogger. He is President of the PyTexas Foundation, Conference Chair of the PyTexas Conference, and a founding organizer of the PyTexas Meetup. He was made a PSF Fellow in October 2025.
October Meetup - October 6, 2026¶
How to Read the AI Brain - Shayan Ali
Artificial neural networks over the course of the last 5 to 6 years have grown so large and complex that humans are losing the ability to understand and interpret this artificial brain. If this continues, our society can face disastrous consequences. This talk sheds light on how these networks work and, drawing from Shayan's personal research, how we can develop that understanding for the future ahead.
Shayan is a second-year Computer Science and Data Analysis student at Texas State University who is passionate about the AI space, wants to make a real impact in the world in terms of AI safety, and is currently working on integrating AI into workflows at his university.