I have spent my life trying to create a culture around me work that I find engaging. The problems I try to solve are a big part of this, I give up years of my life and lots of my money trying to find problems that are interesting and engaging…

$4.14 for a gallon of gas seems startling. But how startled should we be? One could do a quick comparison between cost of gas to…say…the cost of education in America. 1950 Gallon of gas: $0.27 (average) 2022 Gallon of gas: $4.14 (current max) [$1,544% increase] Source: https://www.energy.gov/eere/vehicles/fact-741-august-20-2012-historical-gasoline-prices-1929-2011 1950 Year of…

To the 2021 ChiPy Board, I’m writing this open letter as I depart from my current roles as active ChiPy Organizer and Board Chair. I first joined the organization in 2014 after moving to Chicago, within the year I became an organizer. Over the last 6 years, I grew more…

Mentorship is a core value of the Python community and other healthy tech groups. While many groups are adopting mentoring patterns it’s becoming more apparent that the skills you need to be a good technical mentor are just as learned as the technical skills we hope to share. This series…