ASET Firefox Club

Friday 16 September 2016

Pybyte event

Pybyte event

-By ASET firefox club

Firefox club of Amity school of engineering technology has never left any stone un turned in providing the students with all the knowledge. This time on 16^th September 2016 , Firefox club came up with an indelible event which provided over 70 students with an in depth knowledge about python,linux and kivy. We here in firefox believe that learning from august people not only provide us with a competent knowledge but also provide us with experience to compete in this tech-savvy world very precariously ,keeping this thing in mind we invited the most well informed people to gratify the students with their knowledge. The learned people who joined us to brush up the knowledge of our students were –

1) AKSHAY ARORA

Akshay arora has been working with linux,open source technologies off and on since the last 13+ years. He is one of the core developers at KIVY. He has also been a mentor for GSOC projects around kivy for the last three years , this being his fifth year. He is a very dynamic young man with a plentiful of knowledge in technological field. It was our pleasure to learn from him.

2)ANUVRAT PARASHAR

Anuvrat parashar was a sr.software developer at 1mg and is a great contributor to open source technology.

He is a python programmer,coder,FOSSEE enthusiast and evangelist. He is also a django professional and is a great backend developer. It was our great privilege to learn from such a learned person like him.

Various topic were covered during the interaction out of which the topics majorily covered are listed below-

1) Introduction to linux

2) Getting started with python 2.7

3) A walkthrough with open source network

4) Coding and development usingpython 2.7

The event was a big success. We received an application from over 200 students who desperately wanted to be a part of this event, out of which seventy chosen were called on to attend the workshop.

The programme was organised to provide the students to give them a brief knowledge about the programming languages and also provide them a hands on experience on the same. The event not only clarified the python related concepts of the students but also made them aware about the need to learn programming full flegedely to compete in this tech-savvy world.

Registration for the event-130

Students attended the event-80

Wednesday 14 September 2016

PYTHON

Python is easy to use, powerful, and versatile, making it a great choice for beginners and experts alike. Python’s readability makes it a great first programming language — it allows you to think like a programmer and not waste time understanding the mysterious syntax that other programming languages can require.

There are some perks of learning Python , which differentiates it from the other languages out there,Python is a easy to learn language and can prove to be your stepping some into the world of programming. The one who has a good command over the Python language will always find it easy to deal with every possible kind of language and obviously will grasp it in a better way.

The future of Python in India is very clear and commendable. It is used daily in the operations of the Google search engine, the video sharing web site YouTube, NASA , and the New York Stock Exchange. These are a few of the places where Python plays important roles in the success of business, government, and non-profit organizations; there are many others.

Python finds application in many fields of computer science.

So, why not learn it when we have a chance?

Key Points

Origin late 1980s
Zen of python
Interpreted language
Portability (Windows, Linux, Unix, Mac OS X)
Web development, scientific computing, education
Scores well in popularity indexes
Disadvantages

Speed
Absence from mobile computing
Design restriction
Concurrency and parallelism

Advantages

No curly brackets or enclosing required
Productivity, even at beginners level is commendable
Readibilty- open source development
Simple syntax
Rich lib
Dynamically typed
Hello world program is one line of code
Multi paradigm

Wednesday 24 February 2016

Event Held on "Privacy Campain And Digital Marketing"

About the event

Amity Firefox Club held its second event on the 9^th of February, 2016.

The even included the first year student batch of 2019. The event was solely organised by the 2^nd year members of Amity Firefox Club. The event was called “Digital Marketing and Privacy Campaign” and was attended by a whopping group of . There were registrations online.

Agenda

Privacy Benefits provided by Firefox and digital marketing techniques.

What happened

Manmohan Singla, the President briefed the new students about Amity Firefox Club, the benefits of joining Firefox Club, FSA and other activities of the club.

There was a presentation and guest lecture given by Mr. Pankaj Prasad, CEO of Glocious Infotech. The presentation was enjoyed by all and then Mr. Prasad had an interactive session with the participants and discussing the benefits of digital marketing. The students shared their experiences with Firefox and the problems they’re facing with it. Later a presentation was given by 2^nd year students on privacy campaign discussing the benefits of firefox in securing privacy and a Q/A session was held.

The event was a huge success with the most important part being the senior-junior interaction. The event was a perfect platform for the freshers to meet the seniors in a carefree environment, without the supervision of any faculty member. This served as an opportunity for them to share their experiences, doubts, questions regarding life in Amity till date.

The event was also a significant achievement for the second year students who organised it from scratch.

Registrations for the Event :- 180

Students attending the Event :- 150

Pictures of the event are been attached with the mail !