Hi, I'm Mike and I'm a mediocre developer

Jacob Kaplan-Moss

Core Django developer

Keynote speaker at PyCon 2015

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Myth: You’re either born with coding ability or not

Myth: You have to be passionate

There are many kinds of runners:

• Sprint

• Marathon

• Weekend

• Professional

They all have different metrics for success

“Programming isn’t a passion or a talent but a collection of acquired skills” 

My Take-aways

Personally, I should stop concluding that my knowledge is insignificant

My Take-aways

Encouraging "average" contributions will be good for the community

“Average is actually pretty awesome”