Last year was my first time attending PyCon US in Pittsburgh. This year was my second time, and it surpassed the previous one. I had a lovely time, attending three keynotes- which I highly recommend that you all watch them-spoiler alert one of them is a spicy story about big tech and the other one has a dance session that I like, they were my favorite- and a couple of talks, as I was on time this time, in the same city, but with a different vibe.

The talks will be uploaded soon to the conference’s YouTube channel here.

Just like last year, my birthday coincided with the conference, which is fun because I get to hang out with my favourite Python people. As you can see above, I was on my birthday throne!

I was collecting birthday wishes like infinity stones and loved every minute. I handed out PSF Fellows badges because I was committed to sharing them with other fellows and was a secret Santa for Python stickers, too. I got a pretty desk mat from PSF, which I will show off in a different issue. I got some tea from Keith, and I would like to thank Dawn, Cheuk, Deb, and Georgi for making my day extra special and for coming up with ideas about what we did during the day!

We were also sprinting in between, but that was not the objective of the day 🙈🤫. I got to enjoy delicious lunch and dinner surrounded by friends, and people sang Happy Birthday all day! I did quite enjoy the day, from getting my family to sing for me, spending time with my friends, and singing at Karaoke. I loved it. Best Birthday Yet!

I discovered that several of us have birthdays in May at PyCon, so I would like to wish all my fellow May birthday celebrants a HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

I would go on and on, but my dearest reader, here is a step-by-step guide on how to write technical documentation.

Modern JavaScript for Django Developers. I like this resource because it also shares resources on using Django, HTMX and Alpine JS.

Yet another productivity blog post with more information on how to maximise your 24 hours! A highly recommended book based on the post is The ONE Thing: The Surprisingly Simple Truth About Extraordinary Results.

Software engineering continually evolves with the introduction of new tools and skills to acquire. Here's why you should be a T-shaped developer.

Typical uses of underscores in Python and examples of how and when to use them.

What you need to know about payment processing as a developer.

The word of the day is hapless, which describes someone who consistently experiences bad luck or is prone to unfortunate events, often to a pitiable degree. The word comes from "hap" (an old word for luck or fortune) and the suffix "-less" (meaning without).

Example in a sentence:

Jake is a hapless fellow; every time he tries to fix something around the house, he makes it worse.

I am making my grand departure into the unknown.

Until the next fortnight, my treasured reader, go forth, and may the odds ever be in your favour! 👏 🤖 ✊ ☠️ 🏹 🪖