EvilDMP

EvilDMP, 14 days ago to random

If you were one of the many people at PyCon Italia 2024 #PyConIT2024 who wanted to talk to me about job opportunities at Canonical but didn't manage to find a time before the end of the conference, please drop me a line.

EvilDMP, 14 days ago to random

Thank you to all the organisers and volunteers of PyCon Italia 2024 for a wonderful conference experience.

@pycon

EvilDMP, 3 months ago to random

https://fosstodon.org/@CanonicalDocumentation has launched Canonical's Open Documentation Academy, led by @degville.

It's an initiative to help people become open source contributors through documentation, and to improve their documentation skills at the same time.

https://ubuntu.com/blog/introducing-canonicals-open-documentation-academy

webology, 3 months ago to django

🤔 I was talking to someone last week who voiced some frustration with Django's tutorial that I haven't heard before.

They were taken aback by the poll example showing new users the wrong way to count votes, which introduces a race condition without showing you the correct way to avoid a race condition. (This note has a link to a reporter + stories filed example, but it feels valid.)

🤔 I'm unsure if this is a one-off or a common feeling for new #django users.

https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/5.0/intro/tutorial04/

EvilDMP, 6 months ago to random

An open letter to the Python Software Foundation, https://pythonafrica.blogspot.com/2023/12/an-open-letter-to-python-software_5.html, from Python communities across Africa.

EvilDMP, 7 months ago to random

The third day of talks at DjangoCon Africa.

Follow @djangoconafrica to understand what Django and Africa mean to each other.

EvilDMP, 7 months ago to random

In 2023, what is your favourite way of hosting simple Django-based websites and applications for personal use?

EvilDMP, 7 months ago to random

Tom Johnson of I'd Rather Be Writing fame has written an excellent piece on the Diátaxis documentation approach, in the context of other approaches to documentation problems: https://idratherbewriting.com/blog/what-is-diataxis-documentation-framework

bmispelon, 7 months ago to random

@EvilDMP I recently finished a book that started like this, it made me think of you:

To everyone who bikes.
And everyone who dreams.
And everyone who bikes in their dreams.

EvilDMP, 7 months ago to random

I'm on my way to DjangoCon US 2023, looking forward to being back again for the first time since the pandemic.

I'll be at the sprints, and if anyone wants to work on or would like some help with documentation (Django, Python, your own OSS project...) let me know.

And if you're interested in working with me on documentation, for actual money: https://canonical.com/documentation/work-and-careers

EvilDMP, 8 months ago to random

I've published https://vurt.eu/articles/on-safety/ - my perspective on safety for attendees at African Python community events.

I wrote it because I was troubled by some of the responses I have heard to the idea of a DjangoCon Africa -https://2023.djangocon.africa - in a country such as Tanzania.

It's right that questions about safety should be asked. But when they're asked, they must be answered consistently and fairly - and not used to damage or undermine African open-source software communities.

EvilDMP, 9 months ago to random

DjangoCon Africa is on Mastodon now: https://fosstodon.org/@djangoconafrica

xahteiwi, 9 months ago (edited 9 months ago) to random

Separation of documentation into how-to guides, reference, explanation, and tutorials, as suggested by @EvilDMP's Diátaxis framework...

EvilDMP, 10 months ago to random

Today is the last day for talk/workshop proposals for DjangoCon Africa: https://cfp-2023.djangocon.africa

This is a chance to be part of something wonderful.

And why wouldn’t you come to a DjangoCon Africa? https://2023.djangocon.africa/letter-from-africa/

EvilDMP, 11 months ago to random

An attempt towards a theory of quality https://diataxis.fr/quality/ (for documentation, but I think it seems to seems to apply more widely though).

EvilDMP, 11 months ago to random

Can you recommend an open Python curriculum and teaching materials, suitable for high-school learners?