Trey Hunner ๐ (41)
Out of curiosity, I searched for the #PyConUS hashtag on Mastodon and Twitter and scrolled back 16 hours and started counting posts. ๐ค
I counted:
87 posts on Twitter on the PyCon hashtag ๐ฆ
134 posts on Mastodon on the PyCon hashtag ๐
The PyCon conversations have finally moved (mostly) to Mastodon! ๐
Not a HUGE difference, but enough that I felt like there was more activity and decided to confirm my suspicion. ๐
What tips do you have for folks thinking of trying out Mastodon during #PyConUS this year?
3 of my tips:
1. Follow the #PyConUS hashtag (yes you can follow a hashtag just like following a profile!)
2. If you post and realize you forgot the #PyConUS hashtag, don't delete your post. Just edit it!
3. Consider following the #PyCon hashtag also. Many folks use it without realizing that #PyConUS is the official one.
What tips do you have?
I attended my first Python conference 10 years and 10 days ago.
I wrote a meandering and nostalgic blog post (complete with links to old group selfie tweets) about the last 10 years of being part of the wider #Python community.
I'm really grateful I decided to attend PyCon 2014 and that I came back for PyCon 2015 and went to DjangoCon 2015 as well.
https://treyhunner.com/2024/04/10-years-of-python-conferences/
Not one project is holding their sprint on the rooftop (4th floor). I feel like that's a missed opportunity here. #PyConUS
OH "The word vibe is the theme of this entire conference" #PyConUS
Don't overlook the the "outdoor space" doors in the conference center at
@pycon this year!
The first space looks inviting and it is! โ
The second space looks like it's just concrete stairs ๐ค
... but there's a great view up those stairs, including plants & benches! ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ชป๐
You can also take the elevator to 4 or 4R to get there.๐
"If you haven't found your people, but know they are there, reserve an open space for a bit for them to meet. They probably want to meet you as much as you want to meet them!"
@joelle: this is an excellent description of open spaces!
BoFs (birds of a feather sessions) sounds a bit opaque, but I like that term for this reason.
Meetup organizers, brand new coders, Ruby to Python transplants, etc. Whoever your people are, it's worth putting an open space on the board to find them!
Guess which Norwegian, needleworking, library-indexing, BeeWare contributing folks are now on Mastodon in preparation for a future Python conference. ๐ณ๐ด๐งต๐๐
@kushal recently uploaded a bunch of great photos from this year's #PyConUS. ๐
https://flickr.com/photos/kushaldas/albums/72177720317292040/
This is the first year that after the #PyConUS sprints, I find myself scanning the recent issues and pull requests on CPython's repository to watch the improvements happen on a Python feature in real-time. โณ
I was planning to wait until the next beta to re-install Python 3.13, but I had to try it out again yesterday after seeing some fixes land. ๐
I'm not a #Python core developer and I'm not usually an early adopter, but I am so excited for each new improvement in the new Python REPL. ๐