In association with KQCodes, ARC proudly presents the TechSocial Series. In November, we will be joined by Juan Luis Cano Rodríguez, Developer Success Engineer at Canonical to talk about - To the Moon and back: Lessons learned from archiving my dream open source project.
A series of FREE, informal TALKS, DISCUSSION and PIZZA! Open to anyone interested in computational research methods, technology and innovation, this series covers a broad range of tools, programs, digital environments & language.
Join us every month at 90 High Holborn
Abstract
I developed poliastro, a Python library for interactive Astrodynamics, for almost a decade. Seemingly everything was going well, the project had traction, GitHub stars were going up, I got a regular stream of grant money... but at some point I decided to step down as a maintainer. What happened?
About the speaker
Juan Luis (he/him/él) is an aerospace engineer with a passion for tech communities and sustainability. He is currently working at Canonical as Developer Success Engineer, dedicating his time to amplify the global impact of open source. Juan Luis has a decade of experience as developer advocate, software engineer, and Python trainer in several industries, in companies of the likes of McKinsey, Read the Docs, Satellogic, Telefónica, and others.
PSF Fellow since 2017, he has made significant contributions to the PyData stack, published several open-source packages, and organized the first seven PyCons in Spain. Currently, he is the lead organizer of the PyData Madrid monthly meetups.
Obsessed about systemic change and looking for a way to live within our planetary boundaries ♻️
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90 High Holborn
WC1V 6LJ
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