Naomi Ceder - Fostering a Global Python Community #80

Published: Aug. 6, 2020, 11 a.m.

Welcome to another episode of Develomentor. Today's guest is Naomi Ceder.

Biography

Naomi Ceder earned a Ph.D in Classics several decades ago. She switched from ancient human languages to computer languages sometime in the last century. Since 2001, she has been learning, teaching, writing about, and using Python.

An elected fellow of the Python Software Foundation, Naomi currently serves as chair of its board of directors. She also speaks internationally about the Python community, and on inclusion and diversity in technology in general.

By day she leads a team of Python programmers for Dick Blick Art Materials, and in her spare time she enjoys sketching, knitting, and deep philosophical conversations with her dog.

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Quotes

\u201cWhen there are events going on I find it more rewarding to be a part of the event than to be a spectator\u201d

\u201cIf you\u2019re sincerely out there trying to help other people, I think that is the best way you can find contacts and build a network.\u201d

\u201cOver the years our more important purpose has been growing and fostering a global python community.\u201d

(Trans*code) \u201cThere were lots of events going on in tech like hackathons and hack days. But there was never anything focused around trans folk.\u201d

\u2014Naomi Ceder

Additional Resources

Find out more about trans*code \u2013 https://www.trans.tech/

Check out Naomi\u2019s book The Quick Python Book\xa0from Manning Publications

Follow Trans*Code on Twitter \u2013 @trans_code

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