Paolo Melchiorre ~ @pauloxnet 7 Join a local community Italian Zope/Plone developers • Easy to join • No language barriers • Common cultural background • Sharing experiences • Mutual help
Paolo Melchiorre ~ @pauloxnet 9 Attend a community conference EuroPython 2011 • Improve your skills • Connect to other communities • Expand your network • Meet friendly companies • Discover new projects
Paolo Melchiorre ~ @pauloxnet 11 Deep dive into Open Source Django Web Framework • Use modern software versions • Try quick-start tutorial • Study official documentation • Follow projects channels • Attend community events
Paolo Melchiorre ~ @pauloxnet 13 Contribute to Open Source 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
Paolo Melchiorre ~ @pauloxnet 15 Join an Open Source sprint DjangoCon Europe Sprints 2017 • Propose a goal • Ask for help • Work on a task • Request a review • Ring the gong
Paolo Melchiorre ~ @pauloxnet 17 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 first talks in your language
Paolo Melchiorre ~ @pauloxnet 19 Be a mentor Django Girls Rimini 2017 • Learn about mentorship projects • Find the next events • Sign up as a mentor • Get in touch with attendees • Coach the mentees in your group
Paolo Melchiorre ~ @pauloxnet 21 Speak at an international conference EuroPython 2017 • Larger audience • International attendee • Better feedbacks • Greater confidence • Improved speaking (in english) skills
Paolo Melchiorre ~ @pauloxnet 23 Organize a 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
Paolo Melchiorre ~ @pauloxnet 25 Improve your Open Source website DjangoProject.com • Learn about your project website • Find something to improve • Discuss on the mailing list • Propose a PR • Request a review
Paolo Melchiorre ~ @pauloxnet 27 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
Paolo Melchiorre ~ @pauloxnet 32 Answer questions Stack Overflow • Select a topic • Study the documentation • Find interesting questions • Propose an answer • Write about it
Paolo Melchiorre ~ @pauloxnet 34 Help to translate Django documentation in Italian • Subscribe to Transifex • Find untranslated sections • Translate new strings • Check the translated strings • Ask for review
Paolo Melchiorre ~ @pauloxnet 36 What else ? Time is your only limit • Subscribe mailing-lists • Check Github notifications • Read your projects forum • Enter discord channels • Join Telegram groups
Paolo Melchiorre ~ @pauloxnet 37 Get inspired By other Open Source developers • Read blog posts • Follow social accounts • Subscribe video channels • Listen podcast episodes • Read technical books
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