Welcome prospective Djangonaut! This is an 8-week group mentoring program where individuals will work self-paced in a semi-structured learning environment.
Want to be involved in the future direction of Django? Confidently vote on proposals? This could be a great way to launch your Django contribution career! 🚀
During the 8-week period, you will work to level up your Django contributions along with peers who have the same goal. This cohort will include Navigators who have specialised knowledge and experience. Think of them as pilots guiding you through the Django universe. 🌠
At the end of the 8-week period, you will have a number of contributions credited to your name, be integrated into the Django contributor community, and have an understanding as to what comes next! 💪
Important Note
This program will have a focus on sustainability and longevity throughout. Remember that, while we want you to be successful, your health and happiness comes above all else. ❤️
"I would be very proud of a program that has some move fast and some move slow, but keep coming back." -- Dawn Wages, Djangonaut Organiser
- Good standing throughout the program and uphold our Code of Conduct.
- Attendance during weekly stand-up meetings between Djangonauts and Navigators. Here you will receive feedback and support.
- Be helpful to your peers in the program.
- Mutual respect to fellow Djangonauts, Navigators and all who you interact with throughout the program.
There are many benefits to being active in the Django open source community. We will discuss a few of these below.
Contributing to Django will have you work with some incredibly talented and knowledgeable members of the community.
You will learn to work at a level which may be completely different to what is
required from you in other settings. Whether this is having to consider the
differences between multiple databases, that .join() is faster for a list object
than a generator object, or how to rebase your commits for a coherent commit
history - you are guaranteed to learn while also bringing your unique skills and
experience to the table.
Open source contributions can help you stand out from the crowd when looking for your next role. Having this experience on your CV can get you interviews and help you skip steps in a hiring process! You will also build a network of people who have seen how you work and can recommend you for a role.
This is particularly useful for anyone early in their career, those looking for a role change, or when the job market is particularly competitive.
Open source contributions get you noticed. They give you a level of credibility and confidence which you can use as rocket fuel for your career.
Are you in awe when someone says they actively contribute to Django? Lots of people are!
You can use this for:
- Joining Django's Steering Committee / technical leadership.
- The subject of a conference talk.
- Promoting your blog and/or books!
- Invitations to podcasts.
- Part of your journey into the PSF and Python contributions.
Those are just a few ideas! Once you have launched, there is no telling where this journey could take you.
Important Note
Time investment in anything without receiving a paycheck is difficult to justify. Your time is valuable, and we respect that monetary concerns may limit or prevent your ability to participate in this program. In the future we would love to accept applications to have certain participants sponsored to partake in this program.
If this is the case for you, please reach out to the team, so we can contact you in the future if we have budget to support: contact@djangonaut.space.