If you’ve ever stayed up late churning out API docs when you’d rather be anywhere else, you’ll relate to this week’s guest. Nick Park felt that same pain as a server engineer, which pushed him to build Zylo-docs, an AI tool that takes the grunt work out of documentation.

Nick’s journey has been anything but linear—from AWS trainer to experimenting with generative AI in the fashion world, before realising his real passion was helping developers.

In this episode, we talk about following your passion, finding product-market fit, and being open to pivots along the way.

Check out Zylo-docs on PyPI or their site to find out more.

Website: https://zylo-docs.dev
Library: https://pypi.org/project/zylo-docs/
Nick's Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/searchingstar/

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In this episode we share some of the exciting things happening behind the scenes at Pybites. From our new partnership in South Africa to coaching success stories that showcase real-world career transformations, we reflect on how far we've come in making Python accessible, building community, and helping developers grow.

We also talk about our expanding cohorts in Rust, AI, and Django, the power of our accountability sessions, and why we’ve chosen to keep our platform AI-free.

Join us as we look at how Pybites is continuing to grow globally while building the community we all know and trust.

Books we're reading:

The Three-Body Problem Series - https://pybitesbooks.com/books/95gQDgAAQBAJ

How to Solve it - https://pybitesbooks.com/books/z_hsbu9kyQQC

Why Machines Learn - https://pybitesbooks.com/books/yLfPEAAAQBAJ

Posts mentioned:

Numpy refactoring post: https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7368938151802736640/

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Christina Lang’s journey from nearly two decades in the military to becoming a DevOps architect shows how discipline, persistence, and a growth mindset can drive career transitions. She shares how the Pybites PDI course helped her rapidly level up her Python skills, the importance of being “humble but hungry” when learning, and how mentorship and structured practice make tackling new challenges achievable.

Christina also discusses the unique hurdles veterans face when moving into civilian tech, from cultural adjustments to communication styles, and how their dedication and resilience make them valuable team members once they adapt.

Today, Christina applies Python to networking automation, building modules for specific tasks and exploring cloud deployments with OpenTofu, AWS, and Kubernetes. For anyone hesitating to take the next step in Python, Christina encourages: “If you don’t feel ready… you probably are. Just pull the trigger, just do it.”

Christina's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christina-lang25

Pybites Developer Initialization Program for Veterans: https://pybit.es/veterans/

Pybites Podcast 118 - Veterans in the workplace, challenges and tips
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Swg0hj6BPJE

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