Panel Discussion 1 How to Build a Vibrant Community in the Age of Social Media: Should We Evangelize Open-Source Languages at the Risk of Alienating Potential Community Members?

Wednesday, 9 January 2019: 1:30 PM-2:30 PM
North 129B (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Host: Ninth Symposium on Advances in Modeling and Analysis Using Python

As a community we love Python and other open source languages (Julia, R etc). So much so we love to get up on social media and even in face to face settings and let everyone know how much and why we love these languages. And it is not just restricted to the language itself, we can get vocal about tools in those languages! So this panel session will discuss how we, as a community can grow and be welcoming to newcomers while still advocating for and highlighting the perceived benefits of our chosen scientific stack. Where is the healthy balance between evangelizing and going to far?

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