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Typo of the Day: bums in the oven

"How long to bake the bums in the oven?"#MyMostEmbarrassingTypo — Mariatta 🤦 (@mariatta) December 20, 2018

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Thursday, December 20, 2018 | 1 minute Read

Ice Cream Selfie @ North Bay Python 2018

Angela’s Organic Ice Cream Petaluma One perk of being a keynote at North Bay Python is you get to headline and have your name up on the marquee ⭐️ It’s really cool! Thanks North Bay Python for inviting me! I get to immortalize it in my ice cream selfie 😝 Little did I know that I would return to the conference, and back to Angela’s Organic Ice Cream five years later! 🍦😋🤳 A very special #IceCreamSelfie #nbpy pic.twitter.com/4feYSs2lRg

Sunday, November 4, 2018 | 1 minute Read

What Is a Python Core Developer?

Talk Abstract How do you become a Python core developer? How can I become one? What is it like to be a Python core developer? These are the questions I often receive ever since I became a Python core developer a year ago. Contributing to Python is a long journey that does not end when one earns the commit privilege. There are responsibilities to bear and expectations to live up to.

Saturday, November 3, 2018 | 2 minutes Read

Ice Cream Selfie @ DjangoCon US 2018

Hammond’s Gourmet Ice Cream It was fun visiting San Diego for DjangoCon US 2018. I gave my talk Don’t Be a Robot; Build the Bot. I think it was well received 😊 This was also a special travel trip, because, well it happens that my husband also needed to travel for work at the same time, so we don’t have anyone to look after our two kids. I ended up taking my kids with me to the conference.

Friday, October 19, 2018 | 1 minute Read

Don't Be a Robot; Build The Bot!

Talk Abstract Managing a large open source project like CPython is no easy task. Learn how the Python core team automated their GitHub workflow with bots, making it easier for maintainers and contributors to collaborate together. Even if you’re not managing a large project, you can still build your own bot! Hear some ideas on what you can automate on GitHub and personalize your bot based on your own workflow. All you need is Python. Don’t be a robot; build the bot.

Wednesday, October 17, 2018 | 2 minutes Read

Typo of the Day: Flirt Install 🤭

I was trying to install a library using flit. The correct command is flit install. Flit is a simple way to package and publish Python packages on PyPI. You can read up about it in the docs. They also have a “Why use Flit” section. Typo of the day: `flirt install` 🤭 — Mariatta 🤦 (@mariatta) July 15, 2018

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Sunday, July 15, 2018 | 1 minute Read

Ice Cream Selfie @ PyCon US 2018

Mitchell’s Ice Cream At PyCon US 2018, I gave my talk What is a Python Core Developer. It was emotionally difficult to give that talk 🥲 I went to Mitchell’s HomeMade Ice cream to celebrate. 🍦😋🤳 pic.twitter.com/MG8XdAqulv — Mariatta 🤦 (@mariatta) May 14, 2018

Sunday, May 13, 2018 | 1 minute Read

Ice Cream Selfie @ PyCon Canada 2017

La Cabane De Danny PyCon Canada happened in November, in Montreal. It was freezing cold outside, but didn’t stop me from getting ice cream. I found La Cabane De Danny, and they make ice cream with bubble waffle cone. So fun! The matcha ice cream was real good! Unfortunately this shop has since closed down.

Monday, November 20, 2017 | 1 minute Read

Ice Cream Selfie @ PyCon AU 2017

Milkcow Australia I realized that this is the first time I’ve used the #IceCreamSelfie hashtag!! Unfortunately, this place has since closed down.

Sunday, August 6, 2017 | 1 minute Read

Ice Cream Selfie @ PyCon US 2017

What’s the Scoop PDX After giving my talk, Dial M For Mentor, I was feeling quite stressed out. My friend Jeff asked if there’s anything that would make me feel better, and I said “I wanna go get ice cream”. So we went to this place that he knew about. At that time, I didn’t consider Ice Cream Selfie to be a “thing” yet, but I think this is when it becomes a real “tradition”.

Friday, May 19, 2017 | 1 minute Read

Dial M For Mentor

Talk Abstract One of the nicest things about Python community is the availability of mentors willing to help you. Various mentors have helped me navigate the open source community and help advanced my skills. I realized finding a mentor is not as easy as it seems, and it takes a lot of courage to reach out in the first place. And then, there is impostor syndrome, where one may feel like they don’t deserve the help. In this talk, I will provide advice about working with a mentor. Asking for help is not a failure.

Friday, May 19, 2017 | 2 minutes Read

Ice Cream Selfie @ DjangoCon Europe, PyCon Italy 2017

Hero image photo by Bartek Pawlik, DjangoCon Europe. Icy Dot Wine I was just walking around in Florence, having given my talk at two conferences in the same week: PyCon Italy and DjangoCon Europe 2017. At that time, Ice cream selfie isn’t quite a ritual yet, so I didn’t even know which shop this was. After many years, I tracked down the shop name! This was from Icy Dot Wine.

Friday, April 7, 2017 | 1 minute Read