Profiles in Nerdery: Matt Westerburg and the age-old question, Why Python?

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  • Astrological Sign: I’m with Kai on this one!
  • Time at the Nerdery: I’ve been here since May of last year.
  • Area of expertise: Python, Django, C/C++, Assembly
  • When people ask you what you do, how do you respond: I’m a programmer that gets to utilize various languages and frameworks to accomplish a client’s needs.
  • Favorite kinds of projects to work on: My favorite projects are offline projects. I enjoy web development, but my passion lies in systems programming, language design, embedded systems, and operating system design.
  • What one thing about The Nerdery surprises people the most when you tell them about it: Definitely the dogs. People generally find it very cool that it is such a relaxed environment.
  • Seven dream Jeopardy Categories: 1. Why Python!; 2.Design Patterns; 3. The Pitfalls of Object Oriented Programming; 4. History of Programming Languages; 5. History of Mathematics; 6. Thai Food; 7. MegaMan Bosses
  • Favorite Fictional Nerd: The Time Traveller from H.G. Wells The Time Machine. He remains so nonchalant about the whole time travel thing.
  • According to the Wikipedia entry on Nerd, some nerds show a pronounced interest in subjects which others tend to find dull or complex and difficult to comprehend, or overly mature for their age, especially topics related to science, disambiguation, mathematics and technology. Do you know what disambiguation is: I do, however I am far more interested in foreign language acquisition.