#139 - Maximizing Your Developer Experience (DX) with Adam Johnson: Git Mastery, Django and Open Source

This week we talk with Adam Johnson, Python developer / consultant, Django steering counsel member and prolific book author. We start off with some wins, then we dive into his new Boost your Git DX book. We also discuss: • Adam's focus on DX or "developer experience" in his books. • State of Python tooling. • Future of Django + Htmx / front-end dev. • Open source projects motivation and tips for (aspiring) contributors. • Tips to diversify one's skill set and contribute as a Python developer. • Technical blogging. • Book / resource recommendations. Links & Resources: - Get Adam's Boost Your Git DX book - Reach out to Adam on X - Djangocon US 2023 - django-watchfiles - time-machine - Pelican for blogging - If Books Could Kill podcast - Mentioned Jim Hodapp podcast episode - Be Useful (new Arnold book) Episode Chapters: 00:00 Intro snippet and music 00:47 Episode and guest intro 02:05 Wins of the week (django-watchfiles plugin) 05:04 New Boost your Git DX book 07:26 New tips, even for experienced developers 07:55 Git keep or ignore files 08:57 Your focus on DX (developer experience) in your books 12:32 Code quality and current state of Python tooling 14:40 Future of Django ecosystem and Htmx 16:46 Front-end development 18:00 Motivation for Open source projects 19:37 time-machine, an alternative for Freezegun 20:18 Advice for budding maintainers 21:20 Experience of contributing to git 22:40 Ran into git stash bug because of producing content 23:38 Tips for developers to diversify skill set and contribute 24:42 Using Pelican for your tech blog + note taking 25:55 Believe in yourself / imposter syndrome 27:30 Book pricing 28:20 Book / resource recommendations 29:40 Wrap up and outro music