Python Dominicana created a developer community to improve coding skills, meet people, and potentially start startups. They began by organizing biweekly Python meetups and connecting with other groups. Challenges included guiding speakers and planning, but the community grew organically by collaborating across languages and countries. Future goals include expanding meetups nationwide and opening hackerspaces.

1. How to create developer communities?
Python Dominicana’s Case

2. Why to create communities?
“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed
citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing
that ever has.”
- Attributed to M. Mead

3. Change the world (but meanwhile ...)
Improve the knowledge of your craft
We create opportunities ( ...and startups)
Meet interesting (sometimes crazy) people
Recruite your (next) team
Learn something new
Why to create communities?

4. Why Python?
Easy to Learn
Legibility
Multi-paradigm Language
Multiple applications
...Did I say it’s easy?

5. The funny facts
It all began in Google +
We did not know each other properly
A bunch of crazy people

6. What we have been doing
Meeting every two weeks to talk about Python
Made a community page in google+
After parties when possible
Road Trip with the ruby communities (funded by
PSF, “gringos” are cool)

7. Lessons Learned
You just have to ask (and begin)
Guide the speakers (or how to educate them)
Ask people from other communities (for help)..
To have an alternative talk(#$@! happens)
Planning matters!
Accountability matters!.

8. What are we working on
Python and Ruby goes to Haiti?.
Adopt a newbie
Connect with other communities
Hackatons

9. The Future (our whishlist)
Hackerspaces ?
A community of communities
Start.do?
Startups as a catalizer?
More python meet ups around the country

10. Questions?