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+title: "Newsletter Second Edition"
+slug: "newsletter-second-edition"
+date: 2024-12-04
+authors: ["Mfonobong Uyah"]
+tags: ["Newsletter", "OSL", "Second Edition"]
+categories: ["Newsletter"]
+description: |
+  The second edition of the OSL newsletter is here. Catch up on the latest updates from within and outside our organisation. Don't forget to share this resource with your network. 
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+template: "blog-post.html"
+---
+
+**Highlights:**
+
+- **Review of pyOpenSci Fall Festival 2024**
+- **ArxLang/ASTx talk at PyConLadies2024**
+- **Did You Know?**
+- **What’s New in Software Development?**
+- **More on MAKIM and ArxLang/ASTx Developments**
+- **Open Study Group**
+
+## Review: pyOpenSci Fall Festival 2024 in A Few Sentences
+
+Our partner, pyOpenSci, just concluded the maiden edition of its Fall Festival. The highly anticipated event ran from October 28 to November 1, 2024, exposing participants to coding best practices, exciting sample projects, new tools and products, and games like Roast My Repo. The entire event was hosted on Spatial Chat.
+
+If you were unable to attend this event, we got you covered. Here’s a brief summary of each day’s activities:
+
+- Day 1: Keynote talks from Eric Ma, Melissa Medoca, and Rowan Cockett. These experts spoke on Open Science in Relation to biomedicine and LLMs, the impact of Open Source on Open Science, and how Markdown catalyses scientific computations through MySTMd.
+
+- Day 2: A three-part session on formatting code, modularising code, and finally, testing code.
+
+- Day 3: Insightful package creation tutorial using a template designed and owned by the pyOpenSci community.
+
+- Day 4: Tips and tricks to effectively sharing a code. How to publish your package on TestPyPI, and add a DOI to your GitHub repo using Zenodo.
+
+- Day 5: Reproducible reports with Quarto (interactive Python and R in your browser). Speech by George Stagg and demo by James Balamuta.
+
+## News: ArxLang/ASTx talk at PyConLadies2024
+
+We invite you to attend the ArxLang/ASTx talk at the PyConLadies 2024 event. This 20-minute discussion promises to be insightful and interactive. It is titled: “ASTx: Empowering Language Processing Through Custom Abstract Syntax Trees”, and will be hosted by Ana Krelling, an impeccable contributor to the OSL community.  
+
+If you’re interested in software development, especially regarding language processing, Python, or, precisely, abstract syntax trees, we welcome you to take a front-row seat. The date and time of the OSL session is as follows: 2024-12-07 01:10-01:30 (UTC)/20:10-20:30 (America/New York).
+
+Get more information [here](https://conference.pyladies.com/).
+
+## Did You Know?
+
+You can convert a Jupyter notebook to a script in the terminal
+Once you have the terminal open, you can use it to run Jupyter notebooks as scripts by running:
+
+```jupyter nbconvert --to script <notebook_name>.ipynb```
+
+This converts the notebook into a Python script, which can then be executed directly from the terminal.
+
+## What’s New in Software Development
+
+**Linux Kernel 6.12 Has Been Released.**
+The new update is intended to receive Long-Term Support (LTS), up until 2026. It reportedly comes packed with features such as real-time computing with PREEMPT_RT, hardware enhancements for AMD, Intel, and NVIDIA, and network improvements for DMTCP, IPv6 IOAM6, and PTP Timestamps.
+
+Other pecks of the Linux Kernel 6.12 are driver updates, thermal core testing, file-backed mount support, guest PMU support, ARM permission overlay support, android guest support, and more. You can read more on this here.
+
+## Updates: Recent Implementations from the Makim and ArxLang/ASTx teams
+
+### Makim team
+
+- feat(ssh): support SSH-based command execution
+- fix: Fix validate_config function name
+- chore: Add initial infrastructure for SSH tests
+- fix: Fix xonsh version
+- chore(ci): Fix linter job on CI
+- feat: add matrix strategy
+
+### ArxLang/ASTx team
+
+- feat: add IfExpr class
+- feat: create WhileExpr class
+- fix: change args type in FunctionCall class
+- imp: Improve the output for ForRangeLoopExpr
+- feat: Add support for bool operators - transpiler
+- chore(linter): Fix issues pointed by the linter
+
+## What’s Next? How to Get Started Learning About OSL Projects and Activities
+
+- **Tour Our Website:** Explore our mission, vision, contribution guidelines,
+  and more on the [OSL website](https://www.opensciencelabs.org).
+- **Become a Member:** Join our
+  [OSL Discord server](https://www.opensciencelabs.org/discord) to connect with
+  like-minded individuals, contribute to discussions, and collaborate to project
+  under OSL umbrella. Whether you have a technical background or are a new
+  enthusiast, everyone is welcome!
+
+- **Stay Connected:** Follow us on
+  [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/opensciencelabs) and
+  [X](https://twitter.com/opensciencelabs) to get updates about published
+  articles and events before they hit your email.
+
+- **Explore Our Projects and Ideas:** Visit our
+  [YouTube channel](https://www.youtube.com/@opensciencelabs/videos). With 12
+  insightful videos already available and many more rolling out soon, you can
+  learn how to install and use our most popular tools, as well as gain knowledge
+  on programming languages, coding best practices, and past events.
+
+### Open Study Group
+
+Join our Open Study Group! Everyone is welcome to participate in our dedicated one-hour sessions designed to support your personal studies. Use this online meeting space to focus on your work, ask questions, and share updates about your progress. Whether you're tackling a new project, learning a new skill, or simply seeking a quiet time to study, our study group provides a supportive and collaborative environment to help you achieve your goals. Come connect with fellow learners and make the most of your study time together!
+
+Ask for more information on our [Discord](https://www.opensciencelabs.org/discord).