Entries for date "2024"

Session 3: Meet Our Amazing Teams

Collaboration, learning, and a shared vision are at the heart of every thriving community. The Djangonaut Space embodies just that – a place where individuals unite to elevate their Django skills, learn from each other, and grow into future leaders in the Django ecosystem.

We're beyond excited to announce that the Djangonaut Space Session 3 officially took off on October 14, 2024, marking the start of an epic 8-week …

Djangonauts Take Flight: Welcome to Session 3

"When passionate contributors come together, the sky is not the limit—it's the launchpad."

Today marks the launch of Djangonaut Space Session 3, and we couldn't be more excited to celebrate. This time, we received 92 applications from all across the globe, out of which we’ve selected 14 exceptional Djangonauts to join our mission to make sustainable and impactful contributions to Django and other third-party packages! 🥳🥳

The Djangonaut Space …

2024 Session 2 Debrief

Hello Django world 👋,

We’re coming to you from our home base here on planet Earth 🌍 with a debrief of Session 2 🚀. As a quick reminder, Djangonaut Space is an 8 week group mentorship program that focuses on building contributors and future leaders in the Django community. It consists of Djangonauts who are the mentees, Navigators who are the subject matter experts on the relevant project and Captains …

Announcing Djangonaut Space Session 3 Applications Open!

Are you ready to embark on a celestial journey through the Django universe? We’re elated to open the doors for Djangonaut Space Session 3 applications! As part of our ongoing mission to nurture growth and expertise within the Django community, this session offers participants an extraordinary opportunity to advance their skills and deepen their involvement in the Django ecosystem. Whether you’re eager to sharpen your technical expertise or aspire to …

Djangonaut Selection Process

Hi folks!

For our first two sessions we’ve only been able to select 10% of the applicants. With such a low selection rate, it’s likely that people are going to feel demoralized after a few rejections. We’d like to share what we use to evaluate prospects and how we make our selections. The goal here isn’t to make it easier to game the system, but to encourage people to keep …