Changing Lives through Open Source, Passion and Mentoring
summary
Unemployed and depressed two years earlier, a beginner installs CircuitPython on a Circuit Playground Express, makes an LED blink in a few lines, and within one month submits a first contribution (tones) to the library. A how-to guide publishes on Oct 20, paid writing and Discord support leads to part-time work, and on Jan 22 a full-time role at Adafruit completes a six-month turnaround. Mentoring two contributors who then join Adafruit proves code plus community equals circuitpython.
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chapters (6)
- 0:00Start
- 11:37Impostor Syndrome
- 21:30Every community needs a Kattni.
- 23:01I feel like the journey from
- 26:37Being a Mentee
- 29:54As a Mentee and Mentor
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