{"id":179363,"date":"2021-11-16T10:11:59","date_gmt":"2021-11-16T15:11:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/?p=179363"},"modified":"2021-11-16T10:12:03","modified_gmt":"2021-11-16T15:12:03","slug":"python-programming","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/2021\/11\/16\/python-programming\/","title":{"rendered":"Plus up your Python coding skills &#038; Get a crash course on almost anything"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Check out <a href=\"https:\/\/www.humblebundle.com\/books\/python-programming-oreilly-books?partner=armchairarcade\">the bundle options here<\/a> and name your own price!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Want to improve your Python <a href=\"https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/2020\/01\/29\/the-computer-games-journal-call-for-papers-2020\/\">programming<\/a> knowledge? Just getting started learning? We&#8217;ve teamed up with O\u2019Reilly for a new bundle that will help you on your way. This coders\u2019 package comes with ebooks for people of all experience levels, including\u00a0<em>Introducing Python, 2nd Edition<\/em>;\u00a0<em>High Performance Python, 2nd Edition<\/em>; as well as ebooks containing specialized knowledge like\u00a0<em>Web Scraping with Python, 2nd Edition<\/em>;\u00a0<em>Test-Driven Development with Python, 2nd Edition<\/em>; and more. Your purchase also helps support Code for America, using the principles and practices of the digital age to improve how government serves the American public, and how the public improves government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.humblebundle.com\/books\/python-programming-oreilly-books?partner=armchairarcade\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"522\" height=\"529\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Python-Book-Excerpt.png?resize=522%2C529&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Python Programming by O'Reilly\" class=\"wp-image-179364\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Python-Book-Excerpt.png?w=522&amp;ssl=1 522w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Python-Book-Excerpt.png?resize=296%2C300&amp;ssl=1 296w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Python-Book-Excerpt.png?resize=148%2C150&amp;ssl=1 148w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 522px) 100vw, 522px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Python Programming by O&#8217;Reilly<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Whether you\u2019re a beginner, expert, or seeking specialized knowledge, improve your programming skills and support Code for America with ebooks like Introducing Python (2E), High Performance Python (2E), Web Scraping with Python (2E), and more.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":179365,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"Plus up your Python coding skills & Get a crash course on almost anything #python #coding #sale","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[98],"tags":[120,1299,1475,1968,1969,1312,1339,1530],"class_list":["post-179363","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sale","tag-book","tag-books","tag-coding","tag-ebook","tag-ebooks","tag-humble-bundle","tag-programming","tag-python"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Plus up your Python coding skills &amp; Get a crash course on almost anything - Armchair Arcade<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Whether you\u2019re a beginner, expert, or seeking specialized knowledge, improve your programming skills and support Code for America with ebooks like Introducing Python (2E), High Performance Python (2E), Web Scraping with Python (2E), and more.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/2021\/11\/16\/python-programming\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Plus up your Python coding skills &amp; Get a crash course on almost anything - Armchair Arcade\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Whether you\u2019re a beginner, expert, or seeking specialized knowledge, improve your programming skills and support Code for America with ebooks like Introducing Python (2E), High Performance Python (2E), Web Scraping with Python (2E), and more.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/2021\/11\/16\/python-programming\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Armchair Arcade\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/Armchair-Arcade\/141237783007\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:author\" content=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile.php?id=1073711687&amp;ref=name\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2021-11-16T15:11:59+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2021-11-16T15:12:03+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/pythoncoding.jpg?fit=600%2C384&ssl=1\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"600\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"384\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Bill Loguidice\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@https:\/\/twitter.com\/billloguidice\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@armchairarcade\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Bill Loguidice\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/armchairarcade.com\\\/perspectives\\\/2021\\\/11\\\/16\\\/python-programming\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/armchairarcade.com\\\/perspectives\\\/2021\\\/11\\\/16\\\/python-programming\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Bill Loguidice\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/armchairarcade.com\\\/perspectives\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/bae714a369574316943170bcaf9bc436\"},\"headline\":\"Plus up your Python coding skills &#038; Get a crash course on almost anything\",\"datePublished\":\"2021-11-16T15:11:59+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2021-11-16T15:12:03+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/armchairarcade.com\\\/perspectives\\\/2021\\\/11\\\/16\\\/python-programming\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":133,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/armchairarcade.com\\\/perspectives\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/armchairarcade.com\\\/perspectives\\\/2021\\\/11\\\/16\\\/python-programming\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/armchairarcade.com\\\/perspectives\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2021\\\/11\\\/pythoncoding.jpg?fit=600%2C384&ssl=1\",\"keywords\":[\"book\",\"books\",\"coding\",\"ebook\",\"ebooks\",\"humble bundle\",\"programming\",\"python\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Sale\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/armchairarcade.com\\\/perspectives\\\/2021\\\/11\\\/16\\\/python-programming\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/armchairarcade.com\\\/perspectives\\\/2021\\\/11\\\/16\\\/python-programming\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/armchairarcade.com\\\/perspectives\\\/2021\\\/11\\\/16\\\/python-programming\\\/\",\"name\":\"Plus up your Python coding skills & Get a crash course on almost anything - Armchair Arcade\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/armchairarcade.com\\\/perspectives\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/armchairarcade.com\\\/perspectives\\\/2021\\\/11\\\/16\\\/python-programming\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/armchairarcade.com\\\/perspectives\\\/2021\\\/11\\\/16\\\/python-programming\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/armchairarcade.com\\\/perspectives\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2021\\\/11\\\/pythoncoding.jpg?fit=600%2C384&ssl=1\",\"datePublished\":\"2021-11-16T15:11:59+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2021-11-16T15:12:03+00:00\",\"description\":\"Whether you\u2019re a beginner, expert, or seeking specialized knowledge, improve your programming skills and support Code for America with ebooks like Introducing Python (2E), High Performance Python (2E), Web Scraping with Python (2E), and more.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/armchairarcade.com\\\/perspectives\\\/2021\\\/11\\\/16\\\/python-programming\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/armchairarcade.com\\\/perspectives\\\/2021\\\/11\\\/16\\\/python-programming\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/armchairarcade.com\\\/perspectives\\\/2021\\\/11\\\/16\\\/python-programming\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/armchairarcade.com\\\/perspectives\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2021\\\/11\\\/pythoncoding.jpg?fit=600%2C384&ssl=1\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/armchairarcade.com\\\/perspectives\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2021\\\/11\\\/pythoncoding.jpg?fit=600%2C384&ssl=1\",\"width\":600,\"height\":384,\"caption\":\"Plus up your Python coding skills & Get a crash course on almost anything\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/armchairarcade.com\\\/perspectives\\\/2021\\\/11\\\/16\\\/python-programming\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/armchairarcade.com\\\/perspectives\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Plus up your Python coding skills &#038; Get a crash course on almost anything\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/armchairarcade.com\\\/perspectives\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/armchairarcade.com\\\/perspectives\\\/\",\"name\":\"Armchair Arcade\",\"description\":\"Chronicling the complete history of videogames, computers, technology, and pop culture since 2003\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/armchairarcade.com\\\/perspectives\\\/#organization\"},\"alternateName\":\"AA\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/armchairarcade.com\\\/perspectives\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/armchairarcade.com\\\/perspectives\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Armchair Arcade\",\"alternateName\":\"AA\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/armchairarcade.com\\\/perspectives\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/armchairarcade.com\\\/perspectives\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/armchairarcade.com\\\/perspectives\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/08\\\/Google-250.png?fit=250%2C250&ssl=1\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/armchairarcade.com\\\/perspectives\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/08\\\/Google-250.png?fit=250%2C250&ssl=1\",\"width\":250,\"height\":250,\"caption\":\"Armchair Arcade\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/armchairarcade.com\\\/perspectives\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/pages\\\/Armchair-Arcade\\\/141237783007\",\"https:\\\/\\\/x.com\\\/armchairarcade\",\"https:\\\/\\\/instagram.com\\\/bill_loguidice\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.linkedin.com\\\/in\\\/billloguidice\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.pinterest.com\\\/billloguidice\\\/armchair-arcade\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/user\\\/BillLoguidice\\\/\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/armchairarcade.com\\\/perspectives\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/bae714a369574316943170bcaf9bc436\",\"name\":\"Bill Loguidice\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/armchairarcade.com\\\/perspectives\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2014\\\/10\\\/Bill-Loguidice-October-2025-1-1_small.jpg?fit=96%2C96&ssl=1\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/armchairarcade.com\\\/perspectives\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2014\\\/10\\\/Bill-Loguidice-October-2025-1-1_small.jpg?fit=96%2C96&ssl=1\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/armchairarcade.com\\\/perspectives\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2014\\\/10\\\/Bill-Loguidice-October-2025-1-1_small.jpg?fit=96%2C96&ssl=1\",\"caption\":\"Bill Loguidice\"},\"description\":\"Bill Loguidice is a Founder and Managing Director for Armchair Arcade, as well as a critically acclaimed technology author and journalist.\u00a0 He is also the co-founder of creative services firm, Armchair Creative Services, and a noted videogame and computer historian and subject matter expert. See full bio\",\"sameAs\":[\"http:\\\/\\\/armchairarcade.com\\\/perspectives\\\/team\\\/bill-loguidice\\\/\",\"http:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/profile.php?id=1073711687&ref=name\",\"http:\\\/\\\/instagram.com\\\/bill_loguidice\",\"http:\\\/\\\/www.linkedin.com\\\/in\\\/billloguidice\",\"http:\\\/\\\/www.pinterest.com\\\/billloguidice\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/x.com\\\/https:\\\/\\\/twitter.com\\\/billloguidice\",\"http:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/user\\\/BillLoguidice\",\"http:\\\/\\\/billloguidice.tumblr.com\\\/\"],\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/armchairarcade.com\\\/perspectives\\\/author\\\/bill-loguidice\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Plus up your Python coding skills & Get a crash course on almost anything - Armchair Arcade","description":"Whether you\u2019re a beginner, expert, or seeking specialized knowledge, improve your programming skills and support Code for America with ebooks like Introducing Python (2E), High Performance Python (2E), Web Scraping with Python (2E), and more.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/2021\/11\/16\/python-programming\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Plus up your Python coding skills & Get a crash course on almost anything - Armchair Arcade","og_description":"Whether you\u2019re a beginner, expert, or seeking specialized knowledge, improve your programming skills and support Code for America with ebooks like Introducing Python (2E), High Performance Python (2E), Web Scraping with Python (2E), and more.","og_url":"https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/2021\/11\/16\/python-programming\/","og_site_name":"Armchair Arcade","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/Armchair-Arcade\/141237783007","article_author":"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile.php?id=1073711687&ref=name","article_published_time":"2021-11-16T15:11:59+00:00","article_modified_time":"2021-11-16T15:12:03+00:00","og_image":[{"width":600,"height":384,"url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/pythoncoding.jpg?fit=600%2C384&ssl=1","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Bill Loguidice","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@https:\/\/twitter.com\/billloguidice","twitter_site":"@armchairarcade","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Bill Loguidice","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/2021\/11\/16\/python-programming\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/2021\/11\/16\/python-programming\/"},"author":{"name":"Bill Loguidice","@id":"https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/#\/schema\/person\/bae714a369574316943170bcaf9bc436"},"headline":"Plus up your Python coding skills &#038; Get a crash course on almost anything","datePublished":"2021-11-16T15:11:59+00:00","dateModified":"2021-11-16T15:12:03+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/2021\/11\/16\/python-programming\/"},"wordCount":133,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/2021\/11\/16\/python-programming\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/pythoncoding.jpg?fit=600%2C384&ssl=1","keywords":["book","books","coding","ebook","ebooks","humble bundle","programming","python"],"articleSection":["Sale"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/2021\/11\/16\/python-programming\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/2021\/11\/16\/python-programming\/","url":"https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/2021\/11\/16\/python-programming\/","name":"Plus up your Python coding skills & Get a crash course on almost anything - Armchair Arcade","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/2021\/11\/16\/python-programming\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/2021\/11\/16\/python-programming\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/pythoncoding.jpg?fit=600%2C384&ssl=1","datePublished":"2021-11-16T15:11:59+00:00","dateModified":"2021-11-16T15:12:03+00:00","description":"Whether you\u2019re a beginner, expert, or seeking specialized knowledge, improve your programming skills and support Code for America with ebooks like Introducing Python (2E), High Performance Python (2E), Web Scraping with Python (2E), and more.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/2021\/11\/16\/python-programming\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/2021\/11\/16\/python-programming\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/2021\/11\/16\/python-programming\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/pythoncoding.jpg?fit=600%2C384&ssl=1","contentUrl":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/pythoncoding.jpg?fit=600%2C384&ssl=1","width":600,"height":384,"caption":"Plus up your Python coding skills & Get a crash course on almost anything"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/2021\/11\/16\/python-programming\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Plus up your Python coding skills &#038; Get a crash course on almost anything"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/#website","url":"https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/","name":"Armchair Arcade","description":"Chronicling the complete history of videogames, computers, technology, and pop culture since 2003","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/#organization"},"alternateName":"AA","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/#organization","name":"Armchair Arcade","alternateName":"AA","url":"https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Google-250.png?fit=250%2C250&ssl=1","contentUrl":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Google-250.png?fit=250%2C250&ssl=1","width":250,"height":250,"caption":"Armchair Arcade"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/Armchair-Arcade\/141237783007","https:\/\/x.com\/armchairarcade","https:\/\/instagram.com\/bill_loguidice\/","https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/billloguidice","https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/billloguidice\/armchair-arcade\/","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/BillLoguidice\/"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/#\/schema\/person\/bae714a369574316943170bcaf9bc436","name":"Bill Loguidice","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Bill-Loguidice-October-2025-1-1_small.jpg?fit=96%2C96&ssl=1","url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Bill-Loguidice-October-2025-1-1_small.jpg?fit=96%2C96&ssl=1","contentUrl":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Bill-Loguidice-October-2025-1-1_small.jpg?fit=96%2C96&ssl=1","caption":"Bill Loguidice"},"description":"Bill Loguidice is a Founder and Managing Director for Armchair Arcade, as well as a critically acclaimed technology author and journalist.\u00a0 He is also the co-founder of creative services firm, Armchair Creative Services, and a noted videogame and computer historian and subject matter expert. See full bio","sameAs":["https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/team\/bill-loguidice\/","http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile.php?id=1073711687&ref=name","http:\/\/instagram.com\/bill_loguidice","http:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/billloguidice","http:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/billloguidice\/","https:\/\/x.com\/https:\/\/twitter.com\/billloguidice","http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/BillLoguidice","http:\/\/billloguidice.tumblr.com\/"],"url":"https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/author\/bill-loguidice\/"}]}},"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/pythoncoding.jpg?fit=600%2C384&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":8878,"url":"https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/2018\/12\/31\/name-your-own-price-for-the-humble-book-bundle-python-2019-by-packt\/","url_meta":{"origin":179363,"position":0},"title":"Name your own price for The Humble Book Bundle: Python 2019 by Packt!","author":"Bill Loguidice","date":"December 31, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"The Humble Book Bundle: Python 2019 by Packt Here's the link! More awesome ebooks for you.\u00a0We've teamed up with Packt for our newest bundle! Get ebooks like\u00a0Python Interviews,\u00a0Python Machine Learning By Example, and\u00a0Clean Code in Python. Plus, your purchase will support the Python Software Foundation and Innocent Lives Foundation! Pay\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Sale&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Sale","link":"https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/category\/sale\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Name your own price for The Humble Book Bundle: Python 2019 by Packt!","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/pythonpackt2019_bookbundle-twitter-post.png?fit=1024%2C512&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/pythonpackt2019_bookbundle-twitter-post.png?fit=1024%2C512&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/pythonpackt2019_bookbundle-twitter-post.png?fit=1024%2C512&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/pythonpackt2019_bookbundle-twitter-post.png?fit=1024%2C512&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":6441,"url":"https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/2018\/01\/02\/pay-want-humble-book-bundle-python-packt\/","url_meta":{"origin":179363,"position":1},"title":"Pay what you want for the Humble Book Bundle: Python by Packt!","author":"Bill Loguidice","date":"January 2, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"The Humble Book Bundle: Python by Packt Here's the link. Offer expires\u00a02018-01-15 11:00:00 PST. What\u2026. Is your name? What\u2026. Is your quest?\u00a0Do you want to learn some Python skills? Are you tired of just holding two empty halves of a coconut and bangin' 'em together? Then look no further, good\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Sale&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Sale","link":"https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/category\/sale\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Pay what you want for the Humble Book Bundle: Python by Packt!","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/pythonbypackt_bundle-twitter-post3.png?fit=1024%2C512&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/pythonbypackt_bundle-twitter-post3.png?fit=1024%2C512&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/pythonbypackt_bundle-twitter-post3.png?fit=1024%2C512&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/pythonbypackt_bundle-twitter-post3.png?fit=1024%2C512&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":7311,"url":"https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/2018\/05\/02\/pay-what-you-want-for-the-humble-software-bundle-python-dev-kit\/","url_meta":{"origin":179363,"position":2},"title":"Pay what you want for The Humble Software Bundle: Python Dev Kit","author":"Bill Loguidice","date":"May 2, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"The Humble Software Bundle: Python Dev Kit Here's the link. Offer expires 2018-05-16 11:00:00 PDT. See what develops.\u00a0Improve your Python development skills with our new software bundle. Get egghead.io, Postman PRO, PyCharm Professional Edition, and more great resources (including books and videos, too). Plus, your purchase will support Python Software\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Sale&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Sale","link":"https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/category\/sale\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Pay what you want for The Humble Software Bundle: Python Dev Kit","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/pythondevkit_bundle-twitter-post-mpa.png?fit=1024%2C512&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/pythondevkit_bundle-twitter-post-mpa.png?fit=1024%2C512&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/pythondevkit_bundle-twitter-post-mpa.png?fit=1024%2C512&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/pythondevkit_bundle-twitter-post-mpa.png?fit=1024%2C512&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":9104,"url":"https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/2019\/02\/11\/pay-what-you-want-for-the-humble-book-bundle-robotics-iot-by-packt\/","url_meta":{"origin":179363,"position":3},"title":"Pay what you want for The Humble Book Bundle: Robotics &#038; IoT by Packt","author":"Bill Loguidice","date":"February 11, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"The Humble Book Bundle: Robotics & IoT by Packt Here's the link! More awesome ebooks for you.\u00a0We've teamed up with Packt for our newest bundle! Get ebooks like\u00a0Learn Raspberry Pi,\u00a0Hands-On IoT Solutions with Blockchain,\u00a0Internet of Things with Python and Raspberry Pi,\u00a0Python Robotics Projects,\u00a0ROS Robotics Projects, and\u00a0Internet of Things for Architects.\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Sale&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Sale","link":"https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/category\/sale\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Pay what you want for The Humble Book Bundle: Robotics & IoT by Packt","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/roboticsiotpackt_bookbundle-twitter-post.png?fit=1024%2C512&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/roboticsiotpackt_bookbundle-twitter-post.png?fit=1024%2C512&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/roboticsiotpackt_bookbundle-twitter-post.png?fit=1024%2C512&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/roboticsiotpackt_bookbundle-twitter-post.png?fit=1024%2C512&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":6862,"url":"https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/2018\/02\/26\/pay-want-humble-book-bundle-code-games\/","url_meta":{"origin":179363,"position":4},"title":"Pay what you want for Humble Book Bundle: Code Your Own Games!","author":"Bill Loguidice","date":"February 26, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"The Humble Book Bundle: Code Your Own Games Here's the link. Offer expires\u00a02018-03-12 11:00:00 PDT. More awesome ebooks for you.\u00a0We've teamed up with Apress for our newest bundle! Get titles like\u00a0Learn Unity for Android Game Development, Python, PyGame and Raspberry Pi Game Development, and\u00a0Practical GameMaker: Studio. Plus, your purchase will\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Sale&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Sale","link":"https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/category\/sale\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Pay what you want for Humble Book Bundle: Code Your Own Games!","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/codeyourowngames_bundle-facebook-post.png?fit=1200%2C630&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/codeyourowngames_bundle-facebook-post.png?fit=1200%2C630&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/codeyourowngames_bundle-facebook-post.png?fit=1200%2C630&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/codeyourowngames_bundle-facebook-post.png?fit=1200%2C630&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/codeyourowngames_bundle-facebook-post.png?fit=1200%2C630&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":5610,"url":"https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/2017\/09\/11\/pay-want-dummies-landing-tech-job-books\/","url_meta":{"origin":179363,"position":5},"title":"Pay what you want for For Dummies landing a tech job books!","author":"Bill Loguidice","date":"September 11, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"The Humble Book Bundle: Land a Tech Job For Dummies presented by Wiley Click here for the bundle link. This offer expires September 25, 2017 at 11:00 PDT. Bundling For Dummies (And You).\u00a0Is a shiny new job calling your name? Grab this bundle and start movin' on up.\u00a0You'll get\u00a0Business Writing\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/category\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Pay what you want for For Dummies landing a tech job books!","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/landatechjob_bundle-twitter-post-mpa-e1505161805124.png?fit=1024%2C430&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/landatechjob_bundle-twitter-post-mpa-e1505161805124.png?fit=1024%2C430&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/landatechjob_bundle-twitter-post-mpa-e1505161805124.png?fit=1024%2C430&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/landatechjob_bundle-twitter-post-mpa-e1505161805124.png?fit=1024%2C430&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]}],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5dH5R-KEX","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/179363","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=179363"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/179363\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/179365"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=179363"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=179363"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/armchairarcade.com\/perspectives\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=179363"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}