This is a really fun talk with Shauna.

We talk about:

• Going from academia to tech
• Django
• Open source project governance and Governing Open
• Womens Soccer and the NWSL

Shauna's technical consulting business is Galaxy Rise Consulting

• Show notes and resources can be found at pythontest.com/pythonpeople
• This podcast produced in conjunction with pythontest.com

PyCon US is just around the corner. I've asked Rob Ludwick to come on the show to discuss how to get the most out of your PyCon experience. There's a lot to do. A lot of activities to juggle, including actual juggling, which is where we start the conversation.

Even if you never get a chance to go to PyCon, I hope this interview helps you get a feel for the welcoming aspect of the Python community.

We talk about:
- Juggling at PyCon
- How to get the most out of PyCon
- Watching talks
- Hallway track
- Open spaces
- Lightening talks
- Expo hall / vendor space
- Poster sessions
- Job fair
- A welcoming community
- Tutorials
- Sprints
- But mostly about the people of Python and PyCon.

"Python enables smart people to work faster" - Rob Ludwick

• Show notes and resources can be found at pythontest.com/pythonpeople
• This podcast produced in conjunction with pythontest.com

Nikita Karamov is a Python developer and maintainer on various open source Python projects.

Some topics covered:

• Notes on university education in programming and engineering vs theory
• Jazzband for maintaining Django projects
• Contributing to open source makes you a better programmer
• Moving from Russia to Germany during college
• Cultural differences between Russia, Germany, and Oregon
• The nice lack of drama in the Python community
• A lack of universities teaching Python for web development

Links from the show

• Jazzband
• django-simple-menu

• Show notes and resources can be found at pythontest.com/pythonpeople
• This podcast produced in conjunction with pythontest.com