Announcement for a 2-year junior engineer position to work on the scikit-learn machine learning library at INRIA near Paris.
The scikit-learn team announces a community sprint on April 1st for improving the Python machine learning library, with in-person and remote participation.
A developer proposes using Google Summer of Code to add Python 3 support to the Django web framework, sharing a personal roadmap and goals.
Introducing VCS Translator, an open-source tool to convert commands between different version control systems like Git and Mercurial.
A preview of PyCon 2011 highlighting great talks, the hallway track, sprints, and urging early registration.
Explores how the nature of technology work at startups has evolved, contrasting traditional hardware-focused ventures with modern software startups leveraging open source.
A proposal for a distributed, community-powered continuous integration system for Python projects, inspired by Test Swarm, to handle complex multi-environment testing.
A Django core developer explains his personal system for prioritizing bug fixes, features, and contributions to the open-source framework.
Announcement for the upcoming scikit-learn coding sprint in Paris, including dates, location, remote participation details, and planned tasks.
A developer creates a Valentine's Day-themed game about a geek avoiding girls using traps and a time machine.
Compares the committer models and development processes of three Python projects: Unladen Swallow, PyPy, and Django.
A satirical take on becoming a 'superstar' developer is contrasted with genuine advice for becoming a truly productive 10x programmer.
Explores how open source software development embodies a perfect form of democracy through the power of forking and community consent.
Explores the Transitive Grace Period Public Licence, a software license allowing temporary proprietary use of improvements before open-sourcing.
A developer's 2009 year-end review, highlighting top ASP.NET MVC and performance posts, open-source projects, and tech presentations.
A guide on how to file effective bug reports and feature requests for open-source software projects, using Django as an example.
Explores Google's potential expansion of Android beyond mobile phones to PCs and netbooks, and the implications for its marketplace.
A 2009 article questioning the activity and relevance of local Linux User Groups (LUGs) in the internet age, asking for reader experiences.
A request for open-source backup solutions that use a database for tracking incremental backups, avoiding inefficient hard-link directory trees.
A reflection on the philosophical conflict between idealism and pragmatism within the Debian project and the broader Free Software movement.
