The Plone Podcast

Jean Jordaan switched from a humanities career to working as a developer with Python, Zope, and Plone with Upfront Systems in South Africa, then moving to Nairobi, Kenya, and, eventually, to Bangkok, Thailand. Join us to hear some of his keen insights into community, process, and life!See this episode on YouTube

Season 2 of The Plone Podcast, conversations about Plonistas for Plonistas, features guest Mikel Larreategi. Mikel is a software developer from Eibar, Basque Country. He has been a Pythonista from the beginning, and he started developing with Zope and Plone in 2005. In his free time, Mikel enjoys chess and hiking.

Season 2 of The Plone Podcast, conversations about Plonistas for Plonistas, features guest Steve McMahon. Steve, is a Plone consultant and integrator specializing in non-profits. He also does extensive volunteer work with the Davis Community Network.

Season 2 of The Plone Podcast, monthly conversations about Plonistas for Plonistas, features guest Alec Ghica. Alec, cofounder of Eau de Web, has been an enthusiastic Plone and web developer for more than 10 years. He is passionate about the open-source community.

Season 2 of The Plone Podcast, monthly conversations about Plonistas for Plonistas, features guest Sean Kelly. Sean, a software engineer by trade, is a NASA scientist, JPL consultant; Plone committer; Python hacker and Apache Software Foundation member.

Season 2 of The Plone Podcast, monthly conversations about Plonistas for Plonistas, kicks off with guest Michael McFadden. Michael was initiated to Plone under the guidance of Tres Seaver and has been working with Plone for 10 years at Radio Free Asia, maintaining a single code base for 14 separate language sites. He was one of the last to abandon Archetypes when finally forced to update to Python 3. He is the author of rfa.kaltura and a contributor to many parts of Plone core and Zope.

Episode 12 of The Plone Podcast, monthly conversations about Plonistas for Plonistas, features guest Kim Paulissen. Kim is the maintainer/integrator of all Plone-based solutions for the KU Leuven University and a Plone Foundation board member.

Episode 11 of The Plone Podcast, monthly conversations about Plonistas for Plonistas, features guest Christine Baumgartner, Klein & Partner.ABOUT THE PLONE PODCAST:The Plone Podcast, monthly conversations about Plonistas for Plonistas, is produced by Six Feet Up. Every month, Six Feet Up's VP of Engineering, T. Kim Nguyen, sits down with a different member of the Plone community and asks them about their work with or on the Plone CMS.The Plone Podcast is the video companion to the Plone Connection newsletter. See a list of all the episodes here. Watch the video version of the podcast on YouTube, or find it on any podcast app by searching "Plone Podcast."

Episode 10 of The Plone Podcast, monthly conversations about Plonistas for Plonistas, features guest Alan Runyan, President of Enfold Systems.You can find Alan on:GitHub: https://github.com/runyagaLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/runyaga/Website: https://www.enfoldsystems.com/ABOUT THE PLONE PODCAST:The Plone Podcast, monthly conversations about Plonistas for Plonistas, is produced by Six Feet Up. Every month, Six Feet Up's VP of Engineering, T. Kim Nguyen, sits down with a different member of the Plone community and asks them about their work with or on the Plone CMS.The Plone Podcast is the video companion to the Plone Connection newsletter. See a list of all the episodes here. Watch the video version of the podcast on YouTube, or find it on any podcast app by searching "Plone Podcast."

Episode 9 of The Plone Podcast, monthly conversations about Plonistas for Plonistas, features guest Matthew Wilkes, a Principal Developer at Nomensa.Matthew has been active and engaged with the Plone community since mid-2007 and has been involved with several development teams such as the Framework and Security teams, as well as the Plone Foundation Board since his start. He is an established author with his recent publication of Advanced Python Development (Summer 2020). He joins Kim Nguyen to discuss his past with Plone, the future of open source and — most importantly —  which cheese is superior.You can find Matthew on:GitHub: https://github.com/matthewwilkesTwitter: https://twitter.com/matthewwilkesWebsite: https://advancedpython.dev/ ABOUT THE PLONE PODCAST:The Plone Podcast, monthly conversations about Plonistas for Plonistas, is produced by Six Feet Up. Every month, Six Feet Up's VP of Engineering, T. Kim Nguyen, sits down with a different member of the Plone community and asks them about their work with or on the Plone CMS.The Plone Podcast is the video companion to the Plone Connection newsletter. See a list of all the episodes here. Watch the video version of the podcast on YouTube, or find it on any podcast app by searching "Plone Podcast."

Episode 8 of The Plone Podcast, monthly conversations about Plonistas for Plonistas, features guest Annette Lewis, a Senior Python + Plone Developer at Six Feet Up.Annette became both a professional web developer and Plone developer in 2013. Since then, she's built and themed dozens of Plone sites. She enjoys both front-end and backend development, CSS wizardry, and particularly enjoys using the Diazo theme engine to manipulate Plone content.You can find Annette on:GitHub: https://github.com/abl123Twitter: https://twitter.com/annette4webLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/annetteblewisABOUT THE PLONE PODCAST:The Plone Podcast, monthly conversations about Plonistas for Plonistas, is produced by Six Feet Up. Every month, Six Feet Up's VP of Engineering, T. Kim Nguyen, sits down with a different member of the Plone community and asks them about their work with or on the Plone CMS.The Plone Podcast is the video companion to the Plone Connection newsletter. See a list of all the episodes here. Watch the video version of the podcast on YouTube, or find it on any podcast app by searching "Plone Podcast."

Episode 7 of The Plone Podcast, monthly conversations about Plonistas for Plonistas, features guest Paul Roeland, the Plone Foundation Vice President and a Transparency Lead at Clean Clothes Campaign.Paul is a passionate advocate for open source technologies who is interested in using technology to promote social progress. An active member in the Plone community, Paul writes documentation, addresses accessibility issues and has served on the Plone Foundation board in a variety of roles, including President from 2012 - 2017.You can find Paul on:GitHub: https://github.com/polyesterTwitter: https://twitter.com/polyesterLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paulroeland/ABOUT THE PLONE PODCAST:The Plone Podcast, monthly conversations about Plonistas for Plonistas, is produced by Six Feet Up. Every month, Six Feet Up's VP of Engineering, T. Kim Nguyen, sits down with a different member of the Plone community and asks them about their work with or on the Plone CMS.The Plone Podcast is the video companion to the Plone Connection newsletter. See a list of all the episodes here. Watch the video version of the podcast on YouTube, or find it on any podcast app by searching "Plone Podcast."

This special edition episode of The Plone Podcast, monthly conversations about Plonistas for Plonistas, features four guest panelists:Chrissy Wainwright, Senior Python Developer at Six Feet UpÉrico Andrei, Co-Founder and CTO at PendectTimo Stollenwerk, Managing Director at kitconceptPhilip Bauer, CEO at Starzel.deThe panel shares their thoughts about the past, present and future of Plone development and discusses World Plone Day 2021, a worldwide 24-hour online streaming event with the goal of promoting and educating the public about the benefits of using Plone and being part of the Plone community. ABOUT THE PLONE PODCAST:The Plone Podcast, monthly conversations about Plonistas for Plonistas, is produced by Six Feet Up. Every month, Six Feet Up's VP of Engineering, T. Kim Nguyen, sits down with a different member of the Plone community and asks them about their work with or on the Plone CMS.The Plone Podcast is the video companion to the Plone Connection newsletter. See a list of all the episodes here. Watch the video version of the podcast on YouTube, or find it on any podcast app by searching "Plone Podcast."

Episode 6 of The Plone Podcast, monthly conversations about Plonistas for Plonistas, features guest Franco Pellegrini.Pellegrini is an independent Plone consultant and Plone core developer who been growing and improving the content management system (CMS) for more than 15 years. As part of Plone's Framework team, Pellegrini reviews new feature requests and bug fixes to determine what gets added to the next release cycle.Pellegrini resides in Cordoba, Argentina. You can find him on:GitHub: https://github.com/frapellTwitter: https://twitter.com/frapellPyPi: https://pypi.org/user/frapell/ABOUT THE PLONE PODCAST:The Plone Podcast, monthly conversations about Plonistas for Plonistas, is produced by Six Feet Up. Every month, Six Feet Up's VP of Engineering, T. Kim Nguyen, sits down with a different member of the Plone community and asks them about their work with or on the Plone CMS.The Plone Podcast is the video companion to the Plone Connection newsletter. See a list of all the episodes here. Watch the video version of the podcast on YouTube, or find it on any podcast app by searching "Plone Podcast."

Episode 5 of the Plone Podcast, monthly conversations about Plonistas for Plonistas, features guest Chrissy Wainwright. Wainwright is the President of the Plone Foundation and a Senior Python Developer at Six Feet Up.  Six Feet Up,  the largest Plone consultancy in the United States, has deep experience with Plone development and Plone hosting that dates back to 2003.Wainwright began using the Plone content management system (CMS) over 10 years ago. In 2014, she joined the Plone Foundation Board of Directors to help behind-the-scenes, and she is currently serving  her second consecutive term as Plone Foundation President. When she is not working on web development, Chrissy is training to be an American Ninja Warrior.You can find Chrissy on:Twitter: https://twitter.com/cdw9 Website: https://sixfeetup.comGitHub: https://github.com/cdw9 ABOUT THE PLONE PODCAST:The Plone Podcast, monthly conversations about Plonistas for Plonistas, is produced by Six Feet Up. Every month, Six Feet Up's VP of Engineering, T. Kim Nguyen, sits down with a different member of the Plone community and asks them about their work with or on the Plone CMS.The Plone Podcast is the video companion to the Plone Connection newsletter. See a list of all the episodes here. Watch the video version of the podcast on YouTube, or find it on any podcast app by searching "Plone Podcast."

Episode 4 of the Plone Podcast featured guest Janina Hard. Janina is a web developer at Werkbank GmbH and has been working with Plone since 2010. She is a Plone core developer and is actively working to improve her version of Form Builder to release additional updates in the coming months.You can find Janina on:Twitter: https://twitter.com/woollyseal​GitHub: https://github.com/wkbkhardABOUT THE PLONE PODCAST:The Plone Podcast, monthly conversations about Plonistas for Plonistas, is produced by Six Feet Up. Every month, Six Feet Up's VP of Engineering, T. Kim Nguyen, sits down with a different member of the Plone community and asks them about their work with or on the Plone CMS.The Plone Podcast is the video companion to the Plone Connection newsletter. See a list of all the episodes here. Watch the video version of the podcast on YouTube, or find it on any podcast app by searching "Plone Podcast."

Episode 3 of the Plone Podcast featured guest Víctor Fernández de Alba. Víctor is the CTO at kitconcept GmbH and is the co-author of the multilingual add-on and the default theme for Plone 5. He is actively involved in Plone development and advancement, and is excited to join the Plone Foundation Board for a sixth term in 2021.You can find Víctor on:Twitter: https://twitter.com/sneridagh​Website: https://about.me/victorfernandezdealba​GitHub: https://github.com/sneridaghABOUT THE PLONE PODCAST:The Plone Podcast, monthly conversations about Plonistas for Plonistas, is produced by Six Feet Up. Every month, Six Feet Up's VP of Engineering, T. Kim Nguyen, sits down with a different member of the Plone community and asks them about their work with or on the Plone CMS.The Plone Podcast is the video companion to the Plone Connection newsletter. See a list of all the episodes here. Watch the video version of the podcast on YouTube, or find it on any podcast app by searching "Plone Podcast."

Episode 2 of the Plone Podcast featured guest Érico Andrei. Érico is the CTO and Co-Founder of Pendect, a collaborative news platform built with Plone and open source solutions. He joins us to discuss how his company, Pendect, uses Plone in production, and what he's looking forward to with the upcoming Plone 6 release.You can find Érico on:Twitter: https://twitter.com/ericofWebsite: https://pendect.com/Github: https://github.com/ericofABOUT THE PLONE PODCAST:The Plone Podcast, monthly conversations about Plonistas for Plonistas, is produced by Six Feet Up. Every month, Six Feet Up's VP of Engineering, T. Kim Nguyen, sits down with a different member of the Plone community and asks them about their work with or on the Plone CMS.The Plone Podcast is the video companion to the Plone Connection newsletter. See a list of all the episodes here. Watch the video version of the podcast on YouTube, or find it on any podcast app by searching "Plone Podcast."

Welcome to the inaugural episode of The Plone Podcast featuring our guest Philip Bauer!Every month, Six Feet Up's Director of Engineering T. Kim Nguyen sits down with a different member of the Plone Community and asks them about their work with or on the Plone CMS.This month, our guest is Philip Bauer, a Plone-core developer and author of the Mastering Plone training. Philip is also the founder and owner of Starzel.de. Kim and Philip discuss their history with Plone, the past and the future of the Plone Conference, as well as Plone trainings.You can find Philip on:Twitter: https://twitter.com/StarzelDeWebsite: https://www.starzel.de/Github: https://github.com/pbauer/ABOUT THE PLONE PODCAST:The Plone Podcast, monthly conversations about Plonistas for Plonistas, is produced by Six Feet Up. Every month, Six Feet Up's VP of Engineering, T. Kim Nguyen, sits down with a different member of the Plone community and asks them about their work with or on the Plone CMS.The Plone Podcast is the video companion to the Plone Connection newsletter. See a list of all the episodes here. Watch the video version of the podcast on YouTube, or find it on any podcast app by searching "Plone Podcast."

Godefroid Chapelle is a longtime Zope and Plone developer who first encountered Zope in its hectic heyday and was a participant at the first in-person Plone sprint. We cover a lot of ground in this episode as Godefroid reflects on: his origins as a programmerbeing present at the first EuroPythonthe difference between hackathons and sprintsthe culture of organizations and communitiesmonkey patching as conflict avoidancehow Zope's component architecture enabled Plone's diverse communityreading code as poetrythe importance of mentoring in codingtools that teach best practicesrepeatability with buildout and NixHashicorpthe main selling point of ZopeRust and other typed languagesPython tracebacks and the topology of code.