title: DevOps with Python, Maintaining and Contributing to Open Source

slug: devops-python-maintaining-contributing-open-source

meta: Read about using Python for DevOps, maintaining open source projects and contributing to open source.

category: post

date: 2017-11-13

modified: 2017-11-13

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headeralt: Python programming language and Full Stack Python logos.

[**DevOps, Continuous Delivery... and You**](https://www.fullstackpython.com/blog/devops-continuous-delivery-you.html)

is a blog post with the slides and notes based on a class I taught at

the [University of Virginia](http://www.virginia.edu/) this past week. Most

of the content is relevant as a brief introduction to

[DevOps](https://www.fullstackpython.com/devops.html) and Continuous Delivery,

especially for junior developers and less-technical managers of software

teams. Let me know via an email or tweet if you enjoy the format and I will

do the same style blog post with future technical talks.

Speaking of feedback on open source projects,

[this GitHub issue thread named "**thank you**"](https://github.com/jhund/filterrific/issues/147#issuecomment-341867147)

is incredible to read. The issue ticket blew up on the front page of Hacker

News as an example of how powerful genuine positive comments can be for

project maintainers. Every time I get a thank you tweet

([like this one](https://twitter.com/foozmeat/status/928834578864750592)),

email or GitHub issue it certainly helps to motivate me to continue working

hard on Full Stack Python.

[**Contributing to open source**](https://talkpython.fm/episodes/show/132/contributing-to-open-source)

is a recent [Talk Python to Me](https://talkpython.fm/) podcast episode in

the same vein as thanking your maintainer. Working on open source projects

with your own contributions to documentation or simple bug fixes can be a

great way to become a better programmer. I particularly enjoyed the

recommendations of the panel to cut your teeth on smaller open source projects

rather than trying to jump into a massive codebase like

[Django](https://github.com/django/django) or the

[CPython](https://github.com/python/cpython) implementation. Take a listen

to that podcast episode if you are new to open source or have been wondering

how to get involved.

As always, send me an email or [submit an issue ticket on GitHub](https://github.com/mattmakai/fullstackpython.com/issues)

to let me know how to improve

[Full Stack Python](https://www.fullstackpython.com/)

as I continue to

[fill in the table of contents](https://www.fullstackpython.com/table-of-contents.html)

with [new pages](https://www.fullstackpython.com/change-log.html)

and

[new tutorials](https://www.fullstackpython.com/blog.html).