Description
In this talk, I will share how I went from developing personal scripts as a physicist, to building full applications within the GNOME ecosystem. What started as a personal need to plot scientific data eventually became Graphs, a data visualization application now part of GNOME Circle, available in 25+ languages with over 50,000 downloads on Flathub.
Starting from simple scripts in Matlab and Python, I'll go through the journey of discovering the GNOME stack, publishing on Flathub, and the experience of joining GNOME Circle. Including UX feedback, community collaboration, and lessons learned along the way.
In this talk I'll show how building and publishing a polished GNOME application as a newcomer is not as scary as it may seems, even without any formal software development experience. Whether you're a hobbyist or simply someone with an itch to scratch, the only thing stopping you from getting into development is getting started.
Author(s) Bio
Sjoerd Stendahl has a background in physics, and retrieved his PhD in neutron optics in 2023. During this time, he got into software development, and nowadays maintains the Graphs application in GNOME Circle. Nowadays he works within software forensics.
| Presentation Type | In Person |
|---|---|
| Pronouns | He/him |
| Photo usage consent | Yes |