Sebastian Witowski

If you're a conference speaker or aspire to be one and are looking for tips on making your presentation stand out and be memorable, I just published a comprehensive guide that should help: switowski.com/blog/how-to-ma…

Join Sebastian Witowski (@sebawitowski) at EuroPython for "Automating myself out of an unloved project with Python, n8n and Telegram". Talk: ep2025.europython.eu/M8LTAJ

After almost five years, I finally updated the list of my favorite macOS apps that I'm using: switowski.com/blog/my-favori…

I love to read how great speakers prepare their talks. There is always something new to learn from them - from Rodrigo I learned that I should finally try to record myself and see how I sound when practicing.

@mamodrzejewski They are the best! That's probably one of a few tools that I will still keep using for years.

@SebaWitowski I like makefiles as well

Fancy new build tools come and go, but I think I will stick with using makefiles to orchestrate everyday tasks in my projects. I just like makefiles. switowski.com/blog/i-like-ma…

How I used a bunch of open-source tools to automate the management of my side project: switowski.com/blog/web-autom…

@deborah_writes_ @n8n_io @PaddleHQ In the hindsight, I should have started with Paddle in the first place.

In 2020, I built my first side project. I scratched my own itch, then started selling it, and since then, the project has earned me over $15,000. But a few months after releasing it, I was so tired of the maintenance that I wanted to shut it down. switowski.com/blog/i-have-bu…

What is git-annex, how to set it up to store large files in Google Drive or NAS, and how I use it to seamlessly manage a git repository of 20GB (and counting)? switowski.com/blog/git-annex/

When someone starts a conversation with "Hi," I usually send them a link to nohello.net. It's a great way to start, but sometimes people will invite me for a "quick call" or a "surprise meeting," and those are equally bad: switowski.com/blog/no-hello-…

In my latest article, switowski.com/blog/how-to-en…, I write about my experience with Python conferences from a participant's perspective. I explain why socializing with others is crucial to having a great time and what you can do if you're not good at starting conversations.

@VictorGarciaDev @obsdmd I needed something to replace Evernote and I loved the idea of editing local Markdown files. So the final choice was between @obsdmd and @logseq . After testing both, I chose the former and I'm still very happy with my choice (here's how I use it: switowski.com/blog/obsidian/).

@SebaWitowski @obsdmd Amazing! What made you choose Obsidian over Notion? Just curious about it!

I just discovered that @obsdmd lets you set "Show context menu under cursor" shortcut to display the context menu without touching the mouse. I'm using it for fixing the spelling mistakes and this has changed my life - I wrote a full article without touching the mouse!

@MajorDouble I'm glad you liked it :) For deployment - it depends on your use case (what you want to deploy and how much money/time you want to spend). But Docker is one of the most versatile language/framework-agnostic options, so in many cases, it's a great choice.

Are you considering starting a blog but not sure if it's worth the effort? Or maybe you've already started one, and you're questioning whether it's truly worth your time and energy. I wrote a summary of my 5-year-long, on-and-off experience with blogging: switowski.com/blog/should-i-…

Will inlining a Python function make your code faster? Probably yes. Should you do it? Probably no. switowski.com/blog/inlining-…

Things are starting to get only slightly weird at #EuroPython2023

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@the_compiler For workshops it can work very well (as in case of your great pytest tutorial!) to have more slides, especially if the slides are packed with code and explanations. For short talks it too often leads to speaker rushing through slides and only confusing the listeners.

Talked to other speakers at #europython2023 about the danger of having too many slides for your allocated time slot. Hot take: Especially for a workshop, having too many slides is good, and personally I never rehearse before. The secret is that people shouldn't notice! [1/7]

Some things don't change at @europython. I know that I will always meet my old friends from @Numberly and @ultrabug. And a snake is a nice little bonus, thanks! #EuroPython2023