Django sprint with core developer Jannis Leidel

I’m very happy to announce that we will host a two-day Django sprint. A Django sprint is basically an excuse for people to focus their undivided attention, for a set time frame, on improving Django. It's a focused, scheduled effort to test, fix bugs, add new features and improve documentation. Read more (https://code.djangoproject.com/wiki/Sprints)

Thanks to the Django Software Foundation (http://www.djangoproject.com/foundation/) Django core developer Jannis Leidel (https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/internals/committers/#core-developers) from Berlin will be there in person. He will give an introduction into how sprints work and try to answer any questions about Django internals to the best of his abilities during sprinting.

Make sure to also check out our page for this sprint (https://code.djangoproject.com/wiki/Sprint2012Stockholm) in the Django wiki. If you're travelling to Stockholm you can find some useful information in there.

Prepare yourself in advance
If you're new to contributing preparation might take one day so make sure you do it as soon as possible. Read and go through all the 10 steps in Prepare for the Sprint (https://code.djangoproject.com/wiki/Sprints). You don't want to waste all the sprint time for preparation and setup.

Open for Django users
If you're a total beginner on Django and Python, this event is probably not for you. Please attend our upcoming meetups instead. If you're already a Django user and know Python. Great! This is the perfect excuse for you to get started also hacking on Django.

Django 1.5
We will be focused on getting 1.5 RC1 as stable and bug-free as possible. It’s scheduled for release on November 26, one week after the sprint.

Agenda
Friday 16 Nov
19:00 Hang out at the location. Drinks and snacks.

Saturday 17 Nov
08:30 Free breakfast. Registration opens.
09:15 Registration ends. Don't forget your laptop and charger. ;)
09:30 Sprint presentation by Jannis Leidel
09:45 General info by Frej Connolly
10:00 Hacking starts
13:00 Free lunch. Wraps
17:30 Free dinner. Restaurant Lilla Pakistan
Bring a mattress and a sleeping bag if you want to sleep over in the venue.

Sunday 18 Nov
09:00 Free breakfast
13:00 Free lunch. Burgers at O'learys
15:00 Summary of what have been accomplished.
17:00 The End

Sponsors

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