Katherine Michel

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Manteniendo Desmitificado

DjangoCon US 2021 · October 22, 2021

Katherine Michel explains that maintaining an open-source project is not only a coding task: it also involves people, community, documentation, communication, kindness, and repeatable processes. Using the DjangoCon US website and Pinax as case studies, she shows how GitHub workflows, community-health files, contributor guidance, testing,…

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Maintaining Demystified

DjangoCon US 2021 · October 21, 2021

Maintaining an open-source project is as much about people, communication, documentation, process, security, and kindness as it is about writing code. Katherine Michel explains practical GitHub workflows and community health files, then uses the DjangoCon US website and Pinax as case studies: a safe environment…

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Defna Interviews

DEFNA Interviews 2021 · April 12, 2021

Katherine Michel and Katia Lira describe how DEFNA and DjangoCon US coordinate conference websites and communications: clear roles, timelines, documentation, and an active Slack workspace help organizers keep work moving throughout the year. DjangoCon US builds its site with Jekyll and GitHub, using Netlify previews…

Has appeared with

• Andrew Godwin
• Anna Makarudze
• Frank Wiles
• Jeff Triplett
• Josue Balandrano Coronel
• Katia Lira
• Kojo Idrissa
• Rachell Calhoun
• Simon Willison

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