You know, the ones that have been sitting on our hard drives collecting dust, with perhaps a few __init__.py files and maybe a TODO. But being busy people, we're content to just promise at some point we'll make time to work on it...
This year, during the months of January and July, we're encouraging developers of all skill levels to try and work on your pet project(s) just a little each day. It's a great excuse to contribute to the communities you follow, or even dive into the language for the first time!
What you do during Julython is ultimately up to you. Been hankerin' to play with ZeroMQ, NumPy or Riak? Now's your chance. Have a Django or Tornado web app you've always wanted to build? Go hog wild.
We recommend you work on something open, perhaps on GitHub or Bitbucket, so that others can see your progress. Then add a webhook for your repository, and we'll track your progress next to everyone else!
Okay, just one rule, it has to be a Python project. Of course you can work on some javascript to make you web apps. But, the heart of the project should be Python. Of course we wont check every commit (or maybe none at all) so you could do anything you want.
Fame and fortune! The goal is that you either learn something new or meet someone who is also interested in similar Python tools. If you share your repository or your commits with us, we will tally up points for each commit or new project you work on.
Yes! But you will only get 'credit' for commits within the months of January or July. You should consider forking an existing project if you are not the owner and register that fork.
We encourage everyone to team up, our goal is to have meetups organically created in cites across the country. There should be participants meeting in a coffee shop or bar near you. We'll have a way to post a meeting and location and you can search for something close by.
So you think your city has the most committed Python programmers? Be sure to sign up to have your commits go toward your home town. We will see which cities are the most committed.
Already work on some fancy web framework? Be sure to fork the project and add a webhook. At the end we will add up all the points and award them to the parent project, then we'll see how well each project ranks against others. A dance-off will decide the winners in the event of a tie.
