Make the most of Django - PCD 2022

-- A talk I gave at PyCon DE 2022

Taking full advantage of Open Source software means getting involved in its community and contributing to its development. We will see how this is profoundly true in the Django case as well.

More info on https://www.paulox.net/2022/04/11/pycon-de-2022/

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1. MAKE THE MOST
   OF DJANGO
   PAOLO MELCHIORRE ~ @pauloxnet
   

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   EuroPython 2017
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   Alessia Peviani (CC BY-NC)
   

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3. Get Involved
   ★
   ♡
   ❥
   ✭
   

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   @pauloxnet
   • CTO @ 20tab
   • Software engineer
   • Python developer
   • Django contributor
   • Conference speaker
   Paolo Melchiorre
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   DjangoCon Europe 2019 - Bartek Pawlik (CC BY-NC-SA)
   

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   Choose your community
   Python
   • Open Source
   • Foundation
   • Community driven
   • Code of conduct
   • People
   

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   Guido van Rossum 2019
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   Michael Cavotta (CC BY-NC-ND)
   

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   Join a local community
   Italian Zope/Plone developers
   • Easy to join
   • No language barriers
   • Common cultural background
   • Sharing experiences
   • Mutual help
   

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   Open-L 2007
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   Paolo Melchiorre (CC BY-SA)
   

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   Attend a Python conference
   EuroPython 2011
   • Improve your Python skills
   • Connect to other communities
   • Expand your network
   • Meet friendly companies
   • Discover new projects (e.g. Django)
   

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    Everton Zanella Alvarenga (CC BY-SA)
    

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    Deep dive into Django
    Django 1.3
    • Use modern Python
    • Try the Django tutorial
    • Study official documentation
    • Follow Django channels
    • Attend Django events
    

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    Bartek Pawlik (CC BY-NC-SA)
    

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    Contribute to Django
    django.contrib.postgres.functions.RandomUUID
    • Identify a problem
    • Try to solve it
    • Study the contribution guide
    • Open an issue on the tracker
    • Propose a PR to the code
    

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    Join a Django sprint
    DjangoCon Europe Sprints 2017
    • Propose a goal
    • Ask for help
    • Work on a task
    • Request a review
    • Ring the gong
    

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    Paolo Melchiorre (CC BY-SA)
    

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    Give a talk
    PyCon Italia 2017
    • Find an interesting topic
    • Learn more about it
    • Use it in a project
    • Submit a proposal to a conference
    • Give the talk in your language
    

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    PyCon Italia 2017
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    Be a Django mentor
    Django Girls Rimini 2017
    • Learn about Django Girls
    • Find the next workshop
    • Sign up as a mentor
    • Get in touch with attendees
    • Coach the girls in your group
    

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    Speak at an international conference
    EuroPython 2017
    • Larger audience
    • International attendee
    • Better feedbacks
    • Greater confidence
    • Improved speaking (in english) skills
    

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    Organize a Django sprint
    EuroPython 2017 sprints
    • Work in an international group
    • Improve organizational skills
    • Get help to reach the goal
    • Learn new approaches
    • More developers in your network
    

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    Improve to the Django website
    DjangoProject.com
    • Learn about the Django website
    • Find something to improve
    • Discuss on the mailing list
    • Propose a PR
    • Request a review
    

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    Create your own blog
    www.paulox.net
    • Use a static site generator
    • Do some research
    • Try Pelican (Python & Jinja)
    • Write talk reports, howtos, articles
    • Create your own theme
    

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    Share your contents
    djangoproject.com, disqus, twitter, linkedin, hacker news, …
    • Feed RSS
    • Comments
    • Social networks
    • News aggregators
    

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    Answer questions
    Stack Overflow
    • Select a topic
    • Study the documentation
    • Find interesting questions
    • Propose an answer
    • Write about it
    

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    Help to translate
    Django documentation in Italian
    • Subscribe to Transifex
    • Find untranslated sections
    • Translate new strings
    • Check the translated strings
    • Ask for review
    

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    What else ?
    Time is your only limit
    • Subscribe mailing-lists
    • Check Github notifications
    • Read Django forum
    • Enter discord channels
    • Join Telegram groups
    

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    Get inspired
    By other Python and Django developers
    • Read blog posts
    • Follow social accounts
    • Subscribe video channels
    • Listen podcast episodes
    • Read technical books
    

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    License
    CC BY-SA 4.0
    This work is licensed under
    a Creative Commons
    Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0
    International License.
    

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    20tab
    20tab
    info@20tab.com
    www.20tab.com
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    paolomelchiorre
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    • Participants
    • Speakers
    • Organizers
    • Volunteers from all conferences
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    Thanks
    Grazie /ˈɡrat.t
    ͡ sje/
    EuroPython 2017 - Alessia Peviani (CC BY-NC)
    

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