06-06, 15:10–15:40 (Europe/Madrid), Auditorium
If you had told me a year ago that today I’d be actively contributing to Django, I would have never believed it. And yet, here we are! As a newbie Django core contributor, I’ve been reflecting on my contributing journey, and how I got here in the first place. This talk is my step-by-step guide to becoming a Django core contributor.
In this talk, I will present my journey from doubting myself to joining an established Django contributor team. I will show examples of different tasks I did along the way, and cover questions I and my fellow Djangonaut Space contributors would ask ourselves during this journey. We will also cover a few possible improvements to the contributor experience, and my personal tips on how to navigate common situations for Django contributors.
The steps we’ll cover are:
- Self doubt, think you can’t do it
- Meet the Django community
- Get encouragement from others to overcome impostor syndrome
- Join DjangoCon Contributor Sprints. First contribution!
- Apply to Djangonaut Space
- Selected! 8-week mentoring program
- Make pull requests, report issues, post in the Django forum, ask questions!
- Apply to join a team of your interest (accessibility team)
- Selected! Team meetings & collaboration
Having been through all of this journey, we’ll be able to look back on achievements and learnings from those experiences. Sharing this, I hope to inspire others who might not feel like they are able to contribute and to encourage them to begin their own contribution journey.
Video: https://youtu.be/VyVfgrl3B7Y
Community, Teamwork
Audience Level –Beginner
