Hello, I’m a brand new Python Developer Advocate, focusing particularly on net growth. When you’ve got any questions or need to share concepts round JetBrains merchandise, most notably PyCharm, say hello at william.vincent@jetbrains.com.
Background
I’m a former Django Board Member and the writer of three books on Django. Since 2019, I’ve co-hosted the Django Chat podcast and co-written the weekly Django Information publication whereas additionally sustaining a number of open-source initiatives, together with the awesome-django and Lithium starter venture repos. As of late most of my new content material is discovered on LearnDjango.com, which has a rising checklist of free tutorials and premium programs.
I really like studying and educating, so for those who attend a Python convention, you would possibly see me give a chat. Earlier than specializing in net growth in Python, I labored at a number of early-stage startups, together with Quizlet, and taught a course on Internet Improvement at Williams Faculty.
What I’ll Be Doing
I’ll be attending a variety of conferences this yr, together with DjangoCon Europe, DjangoCon US, PyCon US, EuroPython, and PyTorch. Come say hello for those who see me there.
I’m engaged on a number of open tickets round core Django in addition to its official documentation.
And I’m excited to study extra about knowledge science this yr, exploring ways in which it will possibly (or ought to) overlap with net growth, so be looking out for future movies, weblog posts, and extra from me on this space.
What Pursuits/Excites Me Concerning the Function
I’ve labored with JetBrains for years as a Django Board Member. Their annual fundraiser is the one greatest contributor to the Django Software program Basis Funds. And the annual Django Builders Survey, which I began up, is now run together with JetBrains, who helps with the formatting and knowledge evaluation. In brief, JetBrains is a long-time accomplice within the open-source neighborhood and continues to be.
As a Developer Advocate, I’ll proceed to show what I study Python, net growth, and knowledge science to the neighborhood. Now could be a very thrilling second as new AI options make their means into textual content editors and IDEs. There’s a lot to determine round how builders can correctly profit from these instruments.
Enjoyable Details
- I met my spouse on the College of St. Andrews, the place I lived in the identical dorm as Prince William and Kate.
- I used to be a E book Editor earlier than switching into tech
- I’m a longtime Liverpool FC supporter
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