Kivy Core Developers

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Brief Introduction

• Date of recording – Apr 21st 2015
• Hosts – Tobias Macey and Chris Patti
• Overview – Interview with members of the Kivy core development team

Interview with Kivy Core Developers

• Introductions
• How did you get introduced to Python?
• How did the Kivy project get started?
• What made you choose Python as the basis for Kivy?
• What were some influences on and inspirations for Kivy’s design?
  • Raymond Hettinger – Beyond Pep 8
• One of the amazing things about Kivy is that it’s comparatively simple to learn and get started with. Did this ease of use occur by design or accident?
• What were some of the biggest challenges to designing or implementing Kivy?
• If you could start the project over, what would you do differently?
• What are some of the most interesting things you’ve seen Kivy used for?
  • Gabriel Pettier – http://www.tangibledisplay.com/en/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss
  • Mathieu Virbel – https://www.digital-stories.fr/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss and https://vimeo.com/80051846?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss
• What are some changes/features that you are particularly excited about for the future of Kivy?
  • Wiki for roadmap to 2.0
  • PyJnius
  • PyObjus
  • Kivy-iOS
  • Buildozer
  • Kivy Remote Shell
  • Plyer
• Are there any platforms/operating systems that you are trying to add support for (e.g. Sailfish OS, Ubuntu Phone, Firefox OS)?
• Is there anything in particular that you would like to ask for our listeners to help with?
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