Python Community (or my first PyCon Experience and how it made me lose sleep for days)

slides prepared for the "Python for the Curious" codelab at GDG Women Techmakers 2015, March 28, 2015

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1. The Python Community (or my first PyCon experience and how it made me lose sleep for days) @codemickeycode GDG Women Techmakers PH 2015 March 28, 2015
2. • Hi! I'm Micaela Reyes • typical grunt software engineer About Me
3. • used to attend more meetings than doing actual coding
4. • one day, started questioning “is there more to this?” • heard of this event called “PyCon”
5. PyCon Philippines 2012 That's me :)
6. Since then... >>> import antigravity
7. A toast for PythonPH
8. Modern day revolutionaries Founded Python.PH
9. Community... (How's the adventure like?)
10. “Great software is supported by great people” -- python.org
11. Guido van Rossum •creator of Python •BDFL — the Benevolent Dictator For Life.
12. Sense of humor
13. “If you're using a programming language named after a sketch comedy troupe, you had better have a sense of humor.” ~ Code Like a Pythonista: Idiomatic Python, David Goodger
14. culture of paying it forward
15. “Come for the whitespace, stay for the people” ~ PizzaPy Meetup Organizer (Cebu City)
16. PyConPH 2014 Volunteers with some of the speakers spirit of volunteerism = distinctly inspiring
17. code of conduct
18. Python Community Code of Conduct • Open • Considerate • Respectful https://www.python.org/psf/codeofconduct/
19. What do we do in Python.PH?
20. Python Conferences
23. Coding Challenge
24. PythonPH Open Source Hackathon, January 2015 Hackathon
25. Support from the International Community
26. Local Community Luzon Python.PH PyLadies Manila Mindanao DurianPy - Davao WaterPy - Iligan PyTsada - CDO Visayas PizzaPy - Cebu SugarPy - Dumaguete
27. Me Today :)
28. Got a chance to work for a company with a cool engineering environment :) Freelancer.com internal hackathon
29. Code for fun! :)
30. Sydney Django Meetup Met new people
31. Python.PH Board of Trustees
32. Okay cool, how can I join the community? :)
33. Join PyLadies Manila! facebook.com/groups/pyladiesmanila @pyladiesmanila
34. • Learn Python • Attend Meetups/PyCon • Join our e-hangouts in slack http://slack.python.ph • PyCon 2015 Volunteer Sign-up http://link.python.ph/1MoYWwP • Contribute to PythonPH repos https://github.com/pythonph https://github.com/pyladiesmanila/ Other ways you can participate
35. Thank You :) Disclaimer: Images that were used on the slides are for illustration purposes only. No copyright infringement intended.