Julien Danjou

Julien Danjou is a seasoned professional with over 20 years of experience in the Free Software movement and ecosystem. Throughout his career, he has spearheaded and managed large open-source development teams across diverse domains, including Linux distributions and cloud computing platforms. Julien's core belief revolves around the idea that software development is intricately linked to human interactions and team dynamics, leading him to focus extensively on these aspects. With a wide-ranging contribution to over 100 open-source projects, Julien imparts his technical knowledge through his blog and has authored two acclaimed books on the Python programming language: 'Serious Python' and 'Scaling Python.' An entrepreneur at heart, he has directed non-profit organizations, operated his consulting agency, and initiated various projects. Presently, Julien is the driving force behind the APM continuous profiling initiative for Python at Datadog and steers Mergify, a startup specializing in development workflow automation.