Wondering what Mastodon is all about? More importantly, what does it offer Python developers and other open source folks compared to Twitter? There is a huge amount of interest in the tech community about what's happening at Twitter and whether they should expand to or even move to a new location. So I decided to put together a set of experienced Python developers who have been Mastodon inhabitants for a long time to discuss what this unexpected shift means for one of our important online watering holes.

On this episode you'll meet Gina Häußge, Simon Willison, and Juan Luis Cano Rodríguez. We're going to have a great time talking about the technology and the culture of Mastodon from this Python perspective.

Links from the show

Gina on Mastodon: chaos.social/@foosel

Juan on Mastodon: social.juanlu.space/@astrojuanlu

Simon on Mastodon: simonwillison.net/@simon

Carol on Mastodon: @willingc@hachyderm.io

Michael on Mastodon: fosstodon.org/@mkennedy

Talk Python on Mastodon: fosstodon.org/@talkpython

Mastodon: joinmastodon.org

Fosstodon: fosstodon.org

Mastodon is just blogs article: simonwillison.net

C-Suite Folks Resign at Twitter: twitter.com

The Importance of Choosing the Correct Mastodon Instance: carlchenet.com

Wizard to choose your instance: instances.social

Here’s how a Twitter engineer says it will break in the coming weeks: technologyreview.com

Dealing with unwanted content: docs.joinmastodon.org

Twitter poll on moving to Mastodon: twitter.com

Toot package: pypi.org

Takahe server: github.com

Validating your Github account on your Mastodon profile: mastodon.social

Twitter’s potential collapse could wipe out vast records of recent human history: technologyreview.com

Simon's Streaming API: gist.github.com

Mastodon 4.0 is out (day after recording): mastodon.social

Watch this episode on YouTube: youtube.com

Episode transcripts: talkpython.fm

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