Becoming a Django Community Member

In this podcast episode, Sarah Boyce shares her journey of becoming an indispensable figure in the Django community. Despite not having a traditional computer science background, Sarah's experience with Excel and VBA tools led her to join a team that maintained a Django web application. This introduction to web development sparked Sarah's interest in Django, and she eventually transitioned to a backend engineering role. Sarah emphasizes the importance of mentorship and community support in helping individuals feel confident and capable of contributing to open-source projects like Django.