Everyone is talking about it, what is your Wordle first word?

Plenty of articles and videos have taken a look at this from different perspectives, but I've got a new one for you - Yours!

That's right, I'm not here to tell you how to play Wordle, I'd rather you just have fun (and learn some fun data science along the way). So I'll take you on an journey of code and data through some different first word strategies. We'll check out how a well en-vowel-ed word stacks up against the consistently consonant-ed, and see if there is a way to bring these two opposing philosophies together for better results. Ultimately we'll get to the bottom of how our first word can set us up for a great second word.

There will be lots of great learnings, useful to your regular coding needs, not just Wordle! I'll share my favourite tips and tricks for dealing with data in Python, showing you the awesome things you can do with Jupyter Notebooks, and MatPlotLib. You'll learn how easy string and data manipulation are in Python, and how with some quick data processing we can turn our thoughts about what is important in a first word into tangible data, graphs, and strategies.

So come along, share your first word ideas and preferences in the chat, and see how data shapes your first word ideas, or vice verse!

Additional Resources here:
https://aka.ms/Pythonrunnotebook
https://aka.ms/pythonrunnotebooks
https://aka.ms/beginnerdatatools
https://aka.ms/datawithpython

Your Speaker
Renee Noble is the Regional Cloud Advocate for the Sydney Reactor and the Australia region. She's passionate about technology, education, community, and bringing them all together in-person and online. I’m also an avid word game player! Wordle, Obscurdle, Nerdle… I’m playing them all!

A self-proclaimed "Jane of all trades", Renee has worked in sectors across tech, outreach, and education. She's worked in ML and web development in the past, dabbles in embedded tech, and is always keen to learn more!

Renee is a passionate women in tech advocate, spending her spare time leading the Girls' Programming Network to support women and girls in tech. She also runs her own business, ConnectEd Code, working to bring exciting coding opportunities to kids and teachers. Beside teaching and tech she loves swing dancing, cats, and having a ridiculous number of plants.