Hi! I’m Matt Layman.

I am a Senior Staff Software Engineer at Included Health.

I like to teach others about writing good software while streaming on YouTube and am committed to helping my local community grow its tech skills by volunteering as a meetup organizer for Python Frederick.

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Enhancing Chatbot State Management with LangGraph

A lively dive into a coding session where I upgraded a chatbot’s state management to handle user data like names and birthdays using LangGraph.

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  • #built-in
  • #functions

Layman's Guide to Python Built-in Functions

This is a plain language guide to every built-in function in Python, paired with a simple example that shows each function in action.

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