Sarah Boyce

8 videos · 6 events · 2023–2026 · 5h 2m of video

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Keynote: Emails from my Grandad

DjangoCon US 2026 · October 26, 2026

Code review can be a painful and anxiety-inducing experience. As developers, our work is regularly scrutinized by our colleagues. Comments about bugs, edge cases, or “code smells” are a normal part of the process, but when you’re the author, it can sometimes feel like you’re…

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Keynote: Django needs you! (to do code review)

DjangoCon Europe 2025 · June 4, 2025

Django depends on volunteers, but its biggest bottleneck is not writing patches—it is reviewing them. Sarah Boyce explains that limited reviewer attention leaves roughly 300 pull requests waiting, with reviews taking an average of 319 days, while Django’s growing codebase, long release cycle, and high…

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"Your First Django Contribution"

Djangonaut Space 2025 · March 13, 2025

Sarah Boyce explains how to make a first contribution to Django despite the project’s intimidating issue tracker, review process, and large backlog. She recommends completing the contributing tutorial, filtering Trac for accepted tickets, grouping tickets by component, and choosing an inactive bug with manageable history…

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