#448: Full-Time Open Source Devs Panel

Talk Python To Me

Michael Kennedy

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4.8 • 635 Ratings

🗓️ 8 February 2024

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Summary

So you've created a Python-based open source project and it's started to take off. You're getting contributors, lots of buzz in the podcast space, and more. But you have that day job working on Java. How do you make the transition from popular hobby project to full time job? After all, you are giving away your open source project for free, right? Well, on this episode, I have put together an amazing panel of guests who all have done exactly this: Turned their project into full time work and even companies in some cases. We have Samuel Colvin, Gina Häußge, Sebastián Ramírez, Charlie Marsh, Will McGugan and Eric Holscher on to share their stories.

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0:00.0	So you've created a Python-based open source project, and it's starting to take off.
0:04.6	You're getting contributors, lots of buzz in the podcast space, and more.
0:08.8	But you have that day job working on Java still.
0:12.7	How do you make that transition from popular hobby project to a full-time job?
0:17.7	After all, you're giving away your open- source project for free, right? Well, on this
0:22.4	episode, I put together an amazing panel of guests who all have done exactly this, turn their
0:27.7	project into full-time work and even companies in some cases. We have Samuel Colvin, Gina Huska,
0:34.7	Sebastian Ramirez, Charlie Marsh, Will McGugan, and Eric Hulcher on to share their stories.
0:40.6	This is Talk Python to Me, episode 448, a weekly podcast on Python.
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