Lilian

Getting Started With Open Source Through Community Events

Sept. 8, 2025 » The Django weblog » [Archived Version]

In July, I joined Raffaella Suardini and Sage Abdullah for the Djangonaut Space Space Reviewers Episode 6, where we reviewed a Django PR during a live stream. This was a fun event. I won’t get into the technical aspects of the review, and I won’t point out the many mistakes I made. Instead, I want to revisit several “getting started with open source” community events and reflect on my personal growth since I first got involved with open source. I hope this encourages others to attend those even…